Experiencing headache after a long day? Experts decode what it means
Headaches can be experienced by people at different times of the day and in varying intensity. It is especially common at the end of a long or stressful day. While sometimes a headache can occur as a result of stress, at other times, it can signal a deeper issue.
Mechanism of headaches
The cause and impact of a headache often depends on its timing, which is guided by several factors. Dr Aakash Agrawal, Consultant Neurophysician, Manipal Hospital, Bhubaneswar, informs, “The timing of a headache is mostly guided by our internal clock, or circadian rhythm, and managed by the supra-chiasmatic nucleus in our brain. This is a shared rhythm that dictates when that kind of headache is most likely to happen.”
“Tension-type headaches (TTH), for instance, tend to occur later in the day or evening,...










