Tension Headaches
Summary
Tension headaches make up about 90% of the overall headache complaints. They tend to be bilateral and are usually a cause of stress and increased muscle tension, injury to external structures and muscles, and trigger points. Tension headaches respond very well to massage. Common questions your therapist will ask include identifying specific locations of the headache to help determine which muscle houses the trigger points and tension creating the symptoms: Top / Back / Side / Front/ Eye and Eyebrow area / Back-of-neck / Cheek and Jaw.
Cause
The cause of tension headaches is still being researched for doctors, they believed that tension headaches came from heightened emotions, tension or stress and muscles strains in neck, shoulder, and scalp. Stress is a known trigger for most common tension headaches. Heightened emotions, heightened sensitivity to pain. Tension headaches also result muscle tenderness, and sensitive pain system.
Effects
Tension headaches can last up to 30 min. to a week. They can also become frequent weekly which can lead to chronic tension headaches. It is sometimes hard to tell difference between tension headaches and migraines. Tension headaches are more visual disturbances, nausea, or even vomiting.
-Dull, aching head pain
-Sensation of tightness or pressure across your forehead or on the sides and back of your head
-Tenderness on your scalp, neck and shoulder muscles
Treatment
At Structura body therapies our practitioners are specially equipped to use modalities and tools to aid the body in flushing swelling out of the knee joint. We then work to release tension and problematic trigger points that can add to the pain you may be feeling within your knee joint. Our therapy then consists of restoring balance to the fascia and musculature of the leg and its relationship with body mechanics; Focusing on restoration of proper mobility relationships between the knee, hip and ankle. Finally, we can include a progressively tailored set of therapeutic exercises and stretches designed to re-train the muscles, restore body function and mobility.
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