Tension headache

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Have you been considering whether you should discuss your headaches with your doctor, or whether it is abnormal that your headaches are affecting your ability to work and your social life? Here is neurologist Signe Bruun Munksgaard's best advice on what questions you should ask yourself before your first doctor's appointment to be as well-prepared as possible.

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Many patients look for alternative treatment methods for headaches and migraines, and many seek information about cold therapy, among other things. For more than 100 years, cold therapy has been one of the primary methods for self-treatment of migraines with and without aura1.

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Botulinum toxin – perhaps best known as Botox for wrinkles – is also used as a medical treatment for chronic migraine. By injecting small amounts into 31 points around the head, neck, and shoulders, pain signals that would otherwise trigger a migraine attack are blocked. The treatment takes approximately 10 minutes and can be repeated every 3–4 months if effective.

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If you dream of taking control of your headaches and gaining a better understanding of your symptoms, a headache diary may be the tool you have been looking for.

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Tension headaches most often occur across the head and feel like pressure or a tight band around the head. The headache can be triggered by tension in the muscles of the neck, shoulders, and outside the skull (the bone structure that forms the skeleton of the head).

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When seeking help to manage a headache disorder like migraine, it can be difficult to know who to turn to. Should you choose a neurologist or a headache specialist? Both can help, but here are some of the key differences. 

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Many people find it difficult to tell the difference between tension headaches and migraines.