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Most types of head pain are classified as tension, chronic, or migraine headaches. Chronic headaches occur every day whereas migraine headaches are usually one-sided and moderate or severe in intensity. However no matter what the category, the pain of ongoing headaches can impact every aspect of life and cause emotional stress to the sufferer.

The debilitating nature of migraine headaches prevents many sufferers from taking part in sport and exercise. However, a Norwegian study of 20,000 participants showed that inactive people have a higher risk of developing frequent headaches. Being overweight can also increase the likelihood of attacks.