Is Being Unemployed and Looking for a New Job Causing Tension Headaches For You?

This week, CNN.com reported that was precisely what was happening to Lucille Jaesson.

In the article, Lucille described the pain as starting near her temples and radiating down the back of her neck into the shoulders. "Your muscles feel like a taut rubber band and then it feels like a vise, like someone is pressing inward," Jaesson said.

Lasting around half an hour, with women suffering more than men, doctors estimate around 80 percent of the population will suffer from a tension headache at some point in their lifetime.

The article goes on to describe some non-drug remedies proposed by Dr. Noshir Mehta, chairman of the Craniofacial Pain Center at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

Mehta recommends his patients try everything from acupuncture to exercise and good nutrition to wearing mouth guards during sleep, as over time, some medical experts believe the effectiveness of a drug based treatment can wear off.

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