tension headache

collocation in English

meaningsoftensionandheadache

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tension
noun
uk
/ˈten.ʃən/us
/ˈten.ʃən/
a feeling of nervousness before an important or ...
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headache
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhed.eɪk/us
/ˈhed.eɪk/
a pain you feel inside ...
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(Definition oftensionandheadachefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Treatment oftensionheadacheinvolves reassurance, simple analgesia as abortive treatment for the acute attack and treatment of any psychopathology that may be present.
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Occasionallytensionheadacheand migraine may be mimicked.
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Scalp tenderness and sensitivity to pain in migraine andtensionheadache.
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A 2006 systematic review found no rigorous evidence supporting manual therapies fortensionheadache.
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It may also help to relieve pain fromtensionheadachewhen breathed in as vapor or diluted and rubbed on the skin.
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Aspirin or other over-the-counter analgesics are widely recognized as effective for the treatment oftensionheadache.
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Moclobemide has been reported to be effective in the treament of migraine and chronictensionheadache.
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A 2005 review found that the evidence was weak for effectiveness of chiropractic manipulation fortensionheadache, and that it was probably more effective fortensionheadachethan for migraine.
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A 2005 structured review found only weak evidence for the effectiveness of chiropractic manipulation fortensionheadache, and that it was probably more effective fortensionheadachethan for migraine.
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In one study of 100 children with headache, eight years later 44% of those withtensionheadacheand 28% of those with migraines were headache free.
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Most people with tension headaches have episodic tension headaches that come and go.
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Muscle relaxants such as tizanidine are prescribed in the treatment of tension headaches.
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Only 3.3% of adults have chronic tension headaches, with headaches for more than 15 days in a month.
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Most of these primary headaches are tension headaches.
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They are most often caused by migraines or tension headaches.
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They combine characteristics of tension headaches and migraines and are often presented as a third class of migraines (the first two being common and classic migraines).
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The committee found that benzodiazepines do not have any antidepressant or analgesic properties and are therefore unsuitable treatments for conditions such as depression, tension headaches and dysmenorrhoea.
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The committee found that benzodiazepines do not have any antidepressant or analgesic properties and are, therefore, unsuitable treatments for conditions such as depression, tension headaches, and dysmenorrhea.
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Some medical studies have suggested that acupressure may be effective at helping manage nausea and vomiting, for helping lower back pain, tension headaches, stomach ache, among other things.
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