Actionsets help people take an active role in managing a health condition.  Headaches: Identifying and avoiding triggers

Why? - Why the action is important? Why identify and avoid tension headache triggers?

Keeping a headache diary can seem tedious and unnecessary. But by tracking your daily activity, the foods you eat, stress, and other environmental factors, you may uncover a pattern to your headaches and identify easy ways to avoid future tension headaches. Simply put, when you know and avoid your tension headache triggers, you should experience fewer headaches. This will ultimately improve your quality of life and reduce the frequency of your tension headaches. See an example of a headache diaryClick here to view a form.(What is a PDF document?).

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Author: Monica RhodesLast Updated: July 30, 2007
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology

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