Does more stress equal more headaches?

February 19, 2014

Science Daily/American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

A new study provides evidence for what many people who experience headache have long suspected—having more stress in your life leads to more headaches.

"These results show that this is a problem for everyone who suffers from headaches and emphasize the importance of stress management approaches for people with migraine and those who treat them," said study author Sara H. Schramm, MD, of University Hospital of University Duisburg-Essen in Germany. "The results add weight to the concept that stress can be a factor contributing to the onset of headache disorders, that it accelerates the progression to chronic headache, exacerbates headache episodes, and that the headache experience itself can serve as a stressor."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140219162732.htm