Remedies for tension-type headache

headaches affect nearly 78% of the adult population. Social and labour activity in those who suffer is reduced up to 60%.

We are sure that you had ever called tension headache, affects both sides of the head, and not one only as usual with migraine. This sharp and constant pain is added a stiffness in the neck and scalp, a nuisance that appears mostly to middle of the day and that is taking force already in the afternoon.

It is a type of headache that you suffer the vast majority of the population, but if it drags on for several days a week, and during three months in a row, we would already be a chronic condition that would require a specific treatment type. Before the headache, it is common that we resort to some analgesic, but sometimes fails to relieve it, why you offer some natural remedies that allow you to rest, since their causes are basically due to situations of anxiety and stress, we can control taking into account your triggers.

Causes of tension-type headache

The causes underlying these bothersome headaches may be due to many factors, but the experts include them in three fundamental frames:

• Situations of stress and anxiety.
• Be a long time in an awkward and incorrect position for the axis of the body and the head, where the muscles and nerves are overloaded.
• Have the view set for a long time, or even having vision problems and use an incorrect setting in our glasses or lenses.
• A poor diet with deficiencies of vitamins and minerals (magnesium, vitamin B...)

Types of headaches

• Type I: It stretches for several months, having an incidence higher in the morning, then stops and appears in the afternoon. The pain is focused on both sides and in the occipital part.
• Type II: It is the most common among the population, is characterized by a diffuse pain and with a nagging feeling of pressure. It has a duration of between one and three days. Drugs, on the other hand, usually do not alleviate it.

Differences between migraine and tension-type headache

Tension-type headache is presented more as a generalised pain with pressure at the temples and behind the head, also on the neck, and sometimes takes hours, or little more than half an hour, lasts for two or three days and then disappears. Migraine, for its part, has a very localized pain, sometimes it occurs on only one side of the head, the light disturbs us, feel nausea, dizziness... something which for example does not appear with headaches, which, for example, sometimes disappear with a simple massage on the neck.

Remedies for tension-type headache

• Vitamin B: Vitamin B helps us to energize those neurons which, due to the stress and our daily effort, working in excess. A good supply of this vitamin can prevent this type of headaches, hence is convenient to add a contribution through the tablets that are often sold at natural stores, one capsule a day of 250 mg for two weeks would be very convenient to recover, you can also find vitamin B in the livers of cow, oily fish and eggs.
• Lavender: Lavender is ideal for relieving stress and headache. We can take it in tea, two dry twigs in water boiling and taken in the morning and half late can resolve the tension headache. Likewise, if we put boiling oil of lavender water and inhale the steam, it also has very beneficial effects.
• Artemis: It is ideal for tension-type headache. This plant has substances that help regulate the neurotransmitters in the brain, and to normalize the flow of blood in it. In addition it has anti-inflammatory properties, which makes it perfect if we take it in tea. Take two of these flowers, put them to boil water and take them in the afternoon, after letting the infusion stand for 15 minutes. Drink it in small SIPs.
• Magnesium: According to many studies, magnesium is effective to prevent and relieve headache and migraine: is a mineral that relaxes muscles and relieves stress, calming nerves and headache. Where can we find it? Brown rice, cocoa powder, seeds from the dried basil, pumpkin, walnuts, flax and cumin seeds and Brazil...
• Mint: A perfect remedy to treat cluster headaches. Us relaxes and relieves pain. If we take two infusions a day: morning and a half late, you will notice its beneficial effects. This is enough two teaspoons of dried mint for a cup of hot water, let stand a few minutes and take it slowly. Try when you take these infusions, you do it in relaxed way, without haste.

Other tips

Control your stress situations, looking for free time and sets priorities

• Use a good pillow to sleep, the position in which we put the head and the neck is very important.
• Take care of your posture when reading, working or other activities
• Get used to occasionally stretch your neck, back and shoulders when you're working or before the computer to avoid overloads.
• Check out your vision, headaches are sometimes related to this problem.
• Controlling your stress situations, take your personal time, rest, sets priorities.

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