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What causes the pain in a headache?

Just curious. Not wondering what CAUSES a headache, just what is making the pain come from my head?


Thanks in advance!

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1. thin muscles going into spasm or the blood vessels engorging and constricting

2. Different things cause different types of headaches. One common cause of the pain is a pressure buildup or imbalance.

3. The pain comes from tight muscles in your neck. They go to the top of your head for its movements and when they are tight up there they pull on other muscles to surround your brain with pain, your headache. To get rid of the headache you have to free up the muscles in your neck and here's how to do that:
Neck
Put your hands alongside your head so your thumbs are on the front of the muscle under your ear and your fingers are on the back of the muscle behind your neck. Squeeze your thumb and fingers together and hold. Relax your body. When your fingers and thumb touch, about two minutes, slowly lower your head as far as you can, release the pressure but hold your neck lowered for another 30 seconds.
For best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.