On February 20, 2014, Honor Whiteman wrote an article called
“High stress levels increase frequency of headaches.” This article, published
on Medical News Today, explains the study of how stress and headaches are
related. Research shows high stress levels is linked to increased occurrence of
headaches. Dr. Sara H. Schramm of University Hospital at the University
Duisburg-Essen in Germany, and her research team analyzed 5,159 people between
the ages of 21 and 71 years old. The researchers looked at tension-type
headache, migraine, and non-classified headaches. After the researchers analyzed their data they
found that for each headache type, the more stress a person experienced, the
more headaches they had each month. Dr. Schramm says that the study results
show that stress is a common cause of headaches, and patients who suffer
frequent headaches should adopt stress management strategies with help from
their doctor.
The article was very detailed. I do agree with the study
findings. I believe that stress levels increase the occurrence of headaches. Everyone
goes through stress but everyone goes through different amounts. Stress can
affect us mentally and physically. Stress can lead to other problems like
depression. Everyone experiencing headaches should adopt stress management
strategies to reduce the amount of stress and headaches. This will result in the
reduction of future health issues.
Growing up, my mom always told me that my headaches were most likely from the food I ate, or when I went long periods of time without eating. It didn't seem too logic of a reason for me until I was researched it more. After reading your blog, I was interested all over again in headaches and found this website:
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I agree 100% with your article when it comes to stress, but I also feel as though headaches can be prevented by ones own actions. Waiting too long too eat, or cutting out certain foods that you've had for quite some time is an easy way to pick up a headache. The article I posted also has a small section that talks more about stress and headaches as well. Chemicals in the brain, like adrenaline or cortisol make the blood vessels contract in the brain, causing a severe headache.
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ReplyDeleteI've always wondered if stress causes headaches because of all that pressure you feel on yourself from it. Plus the research seems plausible about the correlation between the number of headaches to the amount of stress you have. Of course, us college students have a pretty good idea about stress and I agree with you when one should take care of yourself and find healthy ways to relieve stress.
ReplyDeleteThis makes a lot of sense. I seem to only get headaches during the school semesters. Once summer comes, and I am working and doing what I love, I hardly ever get a headache. I do not know how stress management techniques would help when you're overwhelmed with classes but I may have to look more into it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this article, however I also believe it depends on the person. I am a high stress person, however; I rarely ever get headaches. I could be less prone to headaches than others or if could perhaps even be my lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteI find this article very interesting, and I agree with it. I think that a lot of causes of headaches are a result of stress. I know that stress can physically effect your over all well- being. I also agree with the comment above mine, that it depends how a person deals with stress. Some people can disperse there stress by exercising and others bottle it up, resulting in headaches and tension.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually doing a report on how stress affects the human body and it is awesome to find that the research is accurate to its results. Stress does affect the body in many ways whether is it external and internal, and studies have shown that people with more stress are susceptible to illnesses and or, in this case, headaches.
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