Why Your Chronic Tension Headaches Wont Go Away!

In short, tension headaches come from muscle tension in your neck, shoulders and upper back. Most of this tension is a result of poor posture and bad habits but can also be a result from injury, like a car accident.

When this tension overloads our muscles it causes muscles to tighten and eventually spasm, thus restricting normal oxygen and blood flow to muscles and the back of the head.

The end result is a painful headache that can be relieved by medication but usually returns the next day. Why? Because most people only treat the symptoms not the cause!

In addition, chronic tension headaches also have an underlying cause...INFLAMMATION. Chronic inflammation in the tissues and intestines can predispose a person to an increase in frequency and intensity of tension headaches.

A diet high in saturated fats and refined sugars has proven to increase inflammation within our bodies leading to more pain.

Absolutely, especially if you have a desk or computer related job. Let me give you a typical scenario.

You work several hours without a break at your computer station typing away entering data. Your shoulders are probably slumped forward, your back is slouching and your arms are burning from all that typing.

To make matters worse on your body the computer monitor is off to one side, your chair doesn't fit right and your keyboard is positioned too low or too high.

You have got to get this work done so you skip your break and keep plugging along ignoring the tension and poor posture. By the end of the day after 8 hours of this your body has had enough and will reward you with...you guessed it...a tension headache.