Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Key Takeaways Apply a hot or cold compress to the affected area to help relieve tension ...

Modern-day lives can be stressful due to the constant pressure of maintaining work-life balance. Stress has a wide range of ...

Ease tight muscles and improve mobility with these simple neck stretches that melt away tension and help you move freely again.

Headaches can ruin a good day, and while we often use “headache” as a general term, there are different types of headaches. Tension headaches and migraines are two common types of headaches. Tension ...

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To perform an effective acupressure face massage, start with clean hands and a relaxed environment. Use gentle but firm pressure with your fingertips or knuckles. Circular motions or steady pressure ...

In a paper published in the May issue of JAMA, M. S. Robbins, of Weill Cornell Medical College, reviews the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of primary headaches. In a previous post, I discussed ...

Dealing with a bad headache is annoying at baseline. But it can also send you into a spiral of health anxiety, wondering what could be causing your pain and when you should be concerned about a ...

Episodic tension-type headaches are the most common primary headaches (one-year prevalence of approximately 40%). Chronic tension type-headaches—attacks on at least 15 days a month for three ...