Headaches: Identifying and avoiding triggers
What are common tension headache triggers?
Tension headaches can result from muscles tightening in the back of the neck or head because of stress, anxiety, fatigue, hunger, anger, poor posture, or overexertion.
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tension headaches.
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A tension headache trigger is anything that can lead to a headache and associated symptoms of tense muscles and pain in your head, neck, forehead, and temples. Triggers vary from person to person and from headache to headache in the same person.
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A tension headache trigger is anything that can lead to a headache and associated symptoms of tense muscles and pain in your head, neck, forehead, and temples. Triggers vary from person to person and from headache to headache in the same person.
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Headaches: Identifying and avoiding triggers
| Author: | Monica Rhodes | Last Updated: July 30, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology | |
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