Headaches 101: Movement

Fitness expert, Dr. Stacy Irvine, explains how a sedentary lifestyle can lead to tension headaches and shares some easy moves to do throughout the day to reduce stress and the frequency of headaches.

By Gregor Davidson

Updated May 20, 2016

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