Tension Headache Health Article

Prevention

Tension headaches can often be prevented by managing everyday stress and making some important lifestyle changes. Those who are prone to tension headaches should:

• take frequent "stress breaks"
• get regular exercise—even a brisk 15-minute walk can help prevent tension headaches
• get enough sleep
• release angry feelings

BOOKS

Rapoport, Alan M., and Fred Sheftell. Headache Relief for Women. Boston: Little, Brown and Co.,1996.

Robbins, Lawrence, and Susan S. Lang. Headache Help. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995.

Solomon, Seymour, and Steven Fraccaro. The Headache Book. New York: Consumer Reports Books, 1991.

PERIODICALS

Byfield, Ted. "Sock It to Headache Pain." Body Bulletin (1 Feb. 1996): 3.

Kleiman, Carol. "For Women, Success at Work Can Be a Tension Headache." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2 Apr. 1998, C8.

Munson, Marty, Therese Walsh, and Yun Lee. "On the Mark: Aim Low to Relieve Tension Headache." Prevention Magazine, 1 Jan. 1996, 24-25.

Rogers, June. "Your Aching Head." Chatelaine 69 (1 Aug. 1996): 47-50.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Council for Headache Education (ACHE). 19 Mantua Road, Mt. Royal, NJ 08061. (800) 255-2243. <http://www.achenet.org>. National Headache Foundation. 428 W. St. James Place, Chicago,

IL 60614. (800) 843-2256. <http://www.headaches.org>.

Carol A. Turkington