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Tension Headache Definition
Common names:
  • Benign Headache
  • Benign Tension Headache
  • Headache Muscle Tension
  • Headache Tension
  • Muscle Tension Headache
  • Muscle Tension Headaches
  • Tension Headache
A person with tension headache has discomfort in the head, scalp or neck, caused by muscle tightness. Images

Unlike a migraine headache, the pain is usually located on both sides of the head or neck, and it is constant, rather than pulsating. Images
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Last Updated: Aug 11, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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