Headaches are one of the most common causes of human misery.
However, you may be one of the many people who suffer dreadfully from crippling headaches that seem to defy treatment. Now there's good news for your throbbing temples. According to Dr. Bradley Galer, assistant professor of anesthesia and neurology, and physician for The Headache Clinic at University of Washington Medical Center's Multidisciplinary Pain Center, there are new treatments available that can free you from the tyranny of chronic headaches. The first step is to diagnose what type of headache you have. Tension headaches are thought to be caused by the tightening of the muscles of the scalp and face, usually as a result of stress or bad posture, and can last for days or even weeks.