Current perspectives on sex differences in tension-type headache
Introduction: Clinical and experimental evidence supports the presence of several gender differences in the pain experience. Areas covered: The current paper discusses biological, psychological, emotional, and social differences according to gender and their relevance to TTH. Gender differences have...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Cantabria (UC) |
| Repositorio: | UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/34809 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/10902/34809 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Gender Tension-type headache Sleep quality Pain Depression Treatment |
| Resumo: | Introduction: Clinical and experimental evidence supports the presence of several gender differences in the pain experience. Areas covered: The current paper discusses biological, psychological, emotional, and social differences according to gender and their relevance to TTH. Gender differences have also been observed in men and women with tension-type headache and they should be considered by clinicians managing this condition. It appears that multimodal treatment approaches lead to better outcomes in people with tension-type headache; however, management of tension-type headache should consider these potential gender differences. Different studies have observed the presence of complex interactions between tension-type headache, emotional stress, sleep, and burden and that these interactions are different between men and women. Expert opinion: Based on current results, the authors hypothesize that treatment of men with tension-type headache should focus on the improvement of sleep quality and the level of depression whereas treatment of women with TTH should focus on nociceptive mechanisms and emotional/stressful factors. Future trials should investigate the proposed hypotheses. |
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