I call them "skull crushers". Any headache can`t go away too soon and no headache is a good headache in my opinion. There's the most typical kind, the stress and sinus headache variety. When we are under stress, our neck and shoulder muscles tend to get real tight and that can certainly contribute to to the onset of any headache.
Many people sit at a desk all day with their heads tilted forward. A noted physical therapist and kinesiologist told me that for every inch forward you lean your head, it's as if your neck has to support 10 more pounds of weight from your head.
So if your head is leaning forward, let's say, 3 inches, your neck has to work to support an extra 30 pounds of weight. That pain very often translates into a headache at the base of the skull. Finish by doing a few neck rolls. This should limber up the neck muscles.
You want to avoid your neck muscles from getting "locked" into the same position for an extended period of time. If you are at work or are traveling, a cold compress or flexible ice pack can quickly relieve sinus and caffeine headaches. There are many ways besides ibuprofen to reduce headache pain, but the best way is knowing how to avoid the types of headaches that you usually get. As someone who has had to deal with escalating pain from sinus headaches, I started a forum to help others who also suffer from headaches.