Anterior tension headache treatment
A tight, pressure-like pain that does not throb, often described like a band located to the left and right of the anterior part of the skull.
It does not worsen with physical activity and is not accompanied by vomiting or visual disturbance.
Cefaly's prevention programme is effective in significantly reducing the frequency of such episodes.
During the pain, the "pain-killing" programme often allows the pain to be reduced or even made to disappear without any need for pain-killing medications.
More than half of patients who regularly suffer from tension headaches can gain relief by using only programme 1 when an attack strikes.
Programme 1 is used just once in such cases, or more commonly, twice in succession.
At the end of the twenty-minute session, the intensity reduces gradually over the course of 30 seconds.
During this stage, a simple press on the button will immediately start a new twenty-minute session.
In more intractable cases, programme 2 (prevention) is used on a daily basis until a reduction is noted in the frequency of attacks.
Programme 2 can then be used two to three times a week. Programme 1 can also be used each time an attack occurs.