Solution to reduce tension headache?
Besides taking medicine, other things you can do to ease the pain of a tension headache include the following:
- Put a heat pack or an ice pack on your head or neck.
- Take a hot shower.
- Get enough rest or sleep.
- Take time away from things that are stressful. This could mean doing anything from taking a brief walk to going on a long vacation.
- Get regular exercise of all types. Work up to exercising for 30 to 60 minutes, 4 to 6 times a week.
