Symptoms:

Tension and stress headaches are one of the most common types of headaches among adults.  Tension headaches can feel like a tight band around the head with constant to moderate pain.  These can also cause pain in the neck and base of the head.  Headaches can last 30 minutes or longer.

Cause:

The causes of tension headaches can vary, but most common is tight muscles within the upper back, neck and base of the skull.