A Clinical Report of Tension Headache

긴장성 두통 환자 치험(治驗) 1례(例) 보고

  • Lee, Seung-Hee (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, College of Oriental Medicine, Graduate school of Daejeon University) ;
  • Jung, In-Chul (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, College of Oriental Medicine, Graduate school of Daejeon University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Ryong (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, College of Oriental Medicine, Graduate school of Daejeon University)
  • 이승희 (대전대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 정인철 (대전대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 이상룡 (대전대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실)
  • Accepted : 2006.04.24
  • Published : 2006.06.30

Abstract

Tension headache is one of the most common form of headache. It may occur at any age, but is most common in adult and adolescents. One cause of this muscle contraction is a response to stress that induces changes and imbalance on autonomic nerve system. To cure tension headache, getting rid of psychological stress and anxiety have to do first. In this case, we described a 42 years old woman who diagnosed as tension headache. She complained headache with scruff pain, dyspepsia, nausea and coldness of toes. through oriental medical treatment(for example, acupuncture, herbal medicine ect.), her condition was improved.

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