Tension Headaches - What Increases Your Risk

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What Increases Your Risk

About 4 out of 100 people in the United States develop chronic tension headaches.1 Symptoms can start in childhood, but they are more likely to occur during middle age and be linked to stressful life events.2

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Author: Monica Rhodes
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology
Last Updated: 07/30/2007

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