MUSCLE CONTRACTION TENSION HEADACHE

Course overview

TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE (TTH) IS THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF PRIMARY HEADACHES. IT IS ALSO SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS MUSCLE CONTRACTION HEADACHE, STRESS HEADACHE, OR PSYCHOMYOGENIC HEADACHE. TTH OCCURS REPETITIVELY AND CAN BE CATEGORIZED INTO EPISODIC TTH (WITH FREQUENT AND INFREQUENT SUBTYPES) AND CHRONIC TTH. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF TENSION HEADACHES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.