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"Our findings are important to support the tailoring of stress management in patients with different types of headaches," said lead researcher Dr. Sara Schramm, at the University Hospital of University Duisburg-Essen.
The findings are scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, held from Apr. 26 to May 3 in Philadelphia. The results should iud be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Schramm's team found that 31 percent of the participants had tension-type headaches, 14 percent had migraines, 11 percent had migraines iud combined with tension headaches and 17 percent had unclassified headaches.
People with tension headaches scored their stress level at an average of 52 of 100. For those with migraine, it was 62 of 100, and the stress iud level was 59 of 100 for those who suffered migraine and tension headaches.
For those with tension headaches, a 10-point increase on the stress scale was associated with a 6.3 percent increase in the number of headaches, the researchers found. Among those who suffered migraines, the number rose 4.3 percent for a 10-point increase in stress, and for those with both headache types, it rose 4 percent.
"Chronic intractable headache represents a major public health issue that is associated with impaired quality of life, as well as a significant economic and social burden," said Dr. Souhel Najjar, director of the Neuroscience Center at Staten Island University Hospital, in New York City.
"This finding is important and suggests that identifying sources of chronic stress, and utilizing strategies directed toward elimination or modification of stress, including meditation , deep breathing exercises and muscle relaxation techniques, can be very effective in reducing the frequency of all types of headaches, particularly tension headaches," Najjar said.
SOURCES: Sara Schramm, M.D., University Hospital of University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Souhel iud Najjar, M.D., director, Neuroscience Center, Staten Island University Hospital, New York City; April 26-May 3, 2014, presentation, American Academy of Neurology annual meeting, Philadelphia
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