Soft Tissue Therapy: What's typically the best course of action for a tension headache, when applied to the shoulder muscles (for relief):

- Stretching and applied heat
- Resting the muscle and using cold
- There is no reason to treat the shoulders in a tension headache.

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What's typically the best course of action for a tension headache, when applied to the shoulder muscles (for relief):

- Stretching and applied heat
- Resting the muscle and using cold
- There is no reason to treat the shoulders in a tension headache.

Alexandra Jessie Wilson · Accepted Answer

Stretching or heat applied to the shoulder muscles may help

What's typically the best course of action for a tension headache, when applied to the shoulder muscles (for relief): - Stretching and applied heat - Resting the muscle and using cold - There is no reason to treat the shoulders in a tension headache.