background: the existence of a pathophysiological link between headaches and muscle activity pattern is still being debated. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of pain on the timing pattern of the masseter muscle in patients with tension-type headache (tth) and migraine without aura (moa). methods: 57 women (22 controls, 19 moa and 16 tth) participated in the study. the ele...

Objective: Tension-type headache is the most frequent type of headache. Considering the effectiveness of Valeriana officinalis (Valerian) in treatment of some types of headache, the effect of valerian root was studied in patients with tension-type headache. Materials and Methods: The current study is a double-blind randomized clinical trial that ...

introduction: headache is a common complaint in children.uncertainties about definition and the absence of a diagnostic marker can make identification of headache types difficult.the objective of this study was to determine the frequency, duration, symptoms and aggravating factors of migraine and tension-type headaches in school children. materials and methods: a cross-sectional population-base...

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...

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...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess alcohol use problems in patients with migraine and tension-type headache. METHOD We evaluated 81 patients with migraine and 62 patients with tension-type headache. The identification of alcohol consumption problems was carried out with Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Alcohol use problem was defined as an AUDIT score of 8 or abov...

The Clinical Trials Subcommittee of the International Headache Society published its first edition of the guidelines on controlled trials of drugs in tension-type headache in 1995. These aimed 'to improve the quality of controlled clinical trials in tension-type headache', because 'good quality controlled trials are the only way to convincingly demonstrate the efficacy of a drug, and form the b...