Stress and tension headaches are four times more common than migraine and are treated with the use of a posture modifying procedure that equilibrates the muscle systems around the head, scalp and neck to their natural state of relaxation. This procedure is exclusive to The Headache Clinic and is patented both in South Africa and The USA. Patients that complete treatment have approximately 90% chance of living the rest of their lives free of headache pain and headache medications.

It was this breakthrough in the prevention of the muscle tension component of headaches that gave rise to The Headache Clinic in 1992 and which resulted in international acclaim for its inventor who was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from The International College of Cranio Mandibular Orthopaedics.

Research at The Headache Clinic shows muscle tension to be by far the greatest input into the full spectrum of headache pain. The main muscle groups responsible for tension headache pain include the craniomandibular muscles (connecting the head to the jaw) and craniocervical muscles (connecting the head to the neck and shoulders).