Tension Headaches are extraordinarily painful. They can occur anywhere around the head, on one side or both. The pain is usually steady, persistent and low to moderate grade. However, sufficient for many people / sufferers to undertake scans of their brain (either MRI or CT), to determine whether there is a brain tumour / bleed present.
Tension headaches are associated with tension in muscle that sits over the skull, both above the eyebrows, temporal region and above the ears in the parietal region. They can also involve the muscles at the back of the skull. When the muscles are tight, over an extended period of time, a small amount of inflammatory fluid occurs. In the skull this appears to collect in small trapped rivers, about 1-2 cm long and 2-3 mm in width.
When applying massage to these muscles across the width of these fluid pools, you will find that they seem to flick under your finger. There is usually significant discomfort when massaging these areas but do so. After a few days of consistent, GENTLE massage, the tenderness will resolve and the tiny rivers will disappear.
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