A great number of people suffer from tension headaches at some time. These can occur daily and last all day. Sometimes they give the sensation of tight band round the head.

As the name suggests, they are brought on by physical or psychological stress. The pain seems to be linked to tension in the muscles of the back of the neck, scalp or face.

Tension headaches usually disappear once their trigger factor, be it pressure at work or financial worries, has been removed.

In the meantime simple analgesics (pain killers) like paracetamol,  usually give relief from symptoms.