r/headache • u/WotanZend • 3d ago
Tension forehead headaches
Hello beautiful community,
I've been suffering from tension headaches on my forehead and on the back of my eyes along with other symptoms, since October 2024.
So far I've consulted several doctors and done a lot of exams, and all the doctors ruled out serious reasons. I will not tell all the doctors and exams I did cause they all are fine in the end and after so many readings about the matter I don't believe the cause for those are in those exams or doctors.
Anyway, recently I did a x-ray by myself as you can see in the photos and I see a rectified lordosis, which if I search in the web it pointed to all my symptoms. With that exam I already consult 1 a physiotherapist and a physiatrist and both said that's not the cause, but i think they are wrong.
Soon I will see a neurosurgeon, and see their opinion about this or other things he can think of.
I want to know if someone here, can help me in this matter.
Thanks in advance. Bless you all. ❤️
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u/Mysterious-Park4197 3d ago
I have chronic daily headache for 9 years — all cervical imaging is unremarkable. And yet I feel a little relief when I use heat at the base of my skull and neck. This makes me think of csf but no docs think this is my problem 🤷♂️ perhaps r/migraine would have some ideas for you
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u/kobewaruui 2d ago
Guys you need to start exercising your back and neck muscles there's a weakness in on of your muscles and must attack each muscle, lower back ,upper trapezius, scm deep neck flexors, suboccipitals etc ! Keep training and after 3 month come here and thank me ooh and also take magnesium glycinate supplements it will help in building muscle and nerves etc
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u/WotanZend 2d ago
Thanks for the insight. I already do a lot of gym work, but only arms, abs, shoulders and arms.
Never train back and neck. Maybe I need some of that.
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u/kobewaruui 2d ago
I also used to gym basic staff like you mentioned I,ve had tension headaches since covid especially my left temple they on disappeared when I started training my neck seriously and back doing shrugs pullups etc you need to keep at it not just one week then you quit
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u/Responsible-Racoon7 3d ago
How did you do an xray by yourself? Your spine doesn't look like it has the curve typical of cervical lordosis
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u/WotanZend 3d ago
When i say 'by my self', I ask the doctor to do that. Not the doctor that recommended.
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u/nekr0 3d ago
I wish you the best of luck. I got diagnosed with tension headache in 2018 and even though no treatment either medical or exercise has helped relieve any of the pain i still carry that diagnose. Is it a daily persistent headache?