• Too much computer work resulting in tightness around the eyes, neck, and shoulders.
• A lot of stress, causing overall muscle tightness.
• Getting chilled while sleeping in my neck and shoulder area, resulting in tightness.

I think you can see the pattern here. Tightness of muscles in the neck and shoulder area causes these headaches.

Treatment of Tension Headaches: Remedies
Here is what I need to do in order to (hopefully) rid myself of these tension headaches:

• Apply an analgesic rub to my neck, head, and shoulders. Icy Hot works but an even better rub is one produced by Arbonne that contains hot garden pepper.
• Get some exercise or go for a jog after applying the rub. This will often loosen everything up nicely.
• Take a few ibuprofens, as a last resort. I try to avoid this if possible as ibuprofen does a number on my stomach and can give my a stomach ache to compliment my headache!

How to Prevent Tension Headaches

• Take breaks when working on a computer to give you eyes a rest.
• Avoid having a fan blow cold air over you when sleeping. Also, cover up your head and shoulder area with a small blanket.
• Avoid excessive amounts of caffeine.