CHRONIC TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE: MUSCLE OVERACTIVITY VERSUS DEFICIENT PAIN CONTROLS

Headache (chronic tension-type).

INTRODUCTION Chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) is a disorder that evolves from episodic tension-type headache, with daily, or very frequent, episodes of headache lasting hours or they may be continuous. It affects up to 4% of the general population, and is more prevalent in women (up to 65% of cases). METHODS AND OUTCOMES We conducted a systematic overview, aiming to answer the following c...

Chronic tension-type headache: where are we?

Primary headache syndromes may generally be distinguished as being either episodic, such as typical migraine or cluster headache, or chronic, such as chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) or hemicrania continua. In truth it is chronic headache, and most particularly chronic daily headache (CDH) in its various forms, that gives the sub-speciality of headache a bad name. Daily headache in all its ...

The headache-sleep study: Sleep and pain thresholds in healthy controls and patients with migraine and tension type headache

Tension-type headache.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article provides an update on the appropriate diagnosis and evaluation of patients with tension-type headache, with reviews of the latest concepts regarding pathogenesis and the evidence-based recommendations for management of this disorder. RECENT FINDINGS Pericranial myofascial mechanisms are probably of importance in episodic tension-type headache, whereas sensitizat...

Self-reported muscle pain in adolescents with migraine and tension-type headache.

AIM To identify possible associations between muscular pain and headache in adolescents in a large population-based sample. METHODS Grammar school students were invited to fill in a questionnaire on headache and associated lifestyle factors. Headache was classified according to the German version of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (2nd edition). Muscular pain was assess...