What are the symptoms of vascular tension headache

Vascular tension headache is a problem that many people are prone to. Common patients will experience headache on both sides or the headache is characterized by dull pain, distension and pressure, especially when reading, studying, getting angry or insomniac, the symptoms will be aggravated.

1. Symptoms of tension headache

I believe everyone knows that when you suffer from vascular tension headache, you will definitely experience headache symptoms. Besides headaches, what other symptoms may occur?

1. Most patients have headaches on both sides, mostly on the temporal sides, occipital area, top of the head or the entire head. During the examination, tender points are found in the back of the neck and shoulder muscles, and sometimes one or more nodules can be felt, which indicates that the neck muscles are in a state of tension and contraction.

Most patients have bilateral headaches

2. The nature of the headache is dull pain, distending pain, pressure, numbness or a tight feeling like a band.

3. The headaches of patients with vascular tension headache can be divided into mild and moderate. It is rare that the headache makes them unable to get up and affects their daily life.

4. The headaches persist for many years, and the symptoms of many patients can be traced back to 10 to 20 years ago.

5. Although you may have a headache all day, the headache may gradually intensify and then gradually subside within a day.

6. Tension headaches are often exacerbated by factors such as reading or studying, anger, insomnia, anxiety or depression, menstruation, menopause, etc. As a result, many patients are unable to read, write or use computers.

2. Treatment of tension headache

If we suffer from vascular tension headache, how should we treat it? If you want to know, let's take a look at it together.

1. General treatment

1. Psychotherapy

For different tension-type headache patients, stress should be eliminated, anxiety and depression should be relieved, patients should be informed of the functionality and reversibility of the disease, and their confidence in overcoming the disease should be enhanced.

2. Correct bad posture

Pay attention to preventing and correcting various bad postures to avoid continuous contraction of the head, neck, shoulder and back muscles, such as bending over a desk to write, read and work for a long time, or operating the computer screen too close. Once a headache occurs, you can gently massage your shoulder, neck and head muscles; lie down and relax for a few minutes; or use biofeedback techniques to relieve headaches.

3. Have a good working and reading environment

The lighting should be appropriate, avoiding insufficient lighting, uneven brightness or strong light stimulation. The reading object should not be too small or move around randomly.

4. Pay attention to resting your eyes

Regulate and relax the eye muscles. Avoid excessive use of your eyes. If you have refractive errors, you must wear glasses to correct them.