TENSION HEADACHE Natural Cures
Here we find outthe natural cures for tension headache, its features and official medical treatments.
WHAT is the TENSIVE HEADACHE
Tension headache is a primary headache, that is without obvious cause. Tension term derives by
observations that traced the pain to contraction of head or neck muscles.
It's the most frequent (90%) of headaches. It's characterized by severe and constricting pain in the
head, often associated with increased tone of head and/or neck muscles. Pain of tension-type headache
is often described as a strong sensation of head compression, as if it were tightened by a vise.
Pain is not throbbing and is often bilateral, mild or moderate, but can sometimes be very intense.
It typically lasts 4-6 hours, but can also occur for minutes or a full day (starts in the morning, slowly
increases over the course of day, disappears in evening). Other times lasts for several days or months
(subcontinuous pain in chronic forms), sometimes for years.
WHAT are the CAUSES of TENSIVE HEADACHE
Onset or intensity of pain is caused by emotional stress, anxiety and depression. Natural remedies
for tension headache achieve goal of restoring mast cells metabolic alterations, which cause this disease.
During a migraine attack ther's extravasation of plasma proteins and development of localized intracranial
vessels inflammation. This causes activation of trigeminal innervation in cerebral circulation.
This phenomenon involves action of some peptides neurotransmitters with a dilator effect, contained in
nerve fibers of trigeminal vascular system. In particular, CGRP (calcitonin gene-related peptide) and SP
(substance P) are recognized. Substance P produces extravasation of proteins and inflammatory reaction
triggered by activation of mast cells in cerebral dura mater.
HOW TENSIVE HEADACHE is TREATED in a TRADITIONAL way
According to current thinking, chronic tension headache is often refractory to any therapy. Current therapy
is based on use of analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like paracetamol, ibuprofen, acetylsalicylic
acid. Their excessive use (which occurs in prolonged headache pain) is burdened with many side effects.
WHICH NATURAL TREATMENTS for TENSIVE HEADACHE
However, treating tension headaches with natural products is possible thanks to action of some
phytotherapeutic substances like Rhodiola rosea and Vitis vinifera. They have activity against free radicals,
anti-inflammatory, antiplatelet, nourishing blood vessel wall.
There are also natural substances like flavoproteins and coenzymes that contribute effectively and not harmful
to restoration of mast cell metabolism, rebalancing their cell membranes. Thus, the production of neural
transmitters is normalized and the immune system is restored to optimum conditions.