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| Overcoming Headaches |
Some natural treatments can be performed simultaneously. If one treatment can reduce the headache, makapengobatan others can help reduce or even eliminate the headaches that arise.
Keep in mind that not all of these treatments are effective in every person. The perceived effect may be different too. Some medications may actually increase the pain heads, and some of treatment may not even have an effect at all. You may decide to try several methods of treatment and choosing the best method for you.
1. For Immediate Effects
Treatment below is done to eliminate or reduce pain during the headache attack.
Bathing by flushing the body or with a shower.
Rest, lying in a dark room.
Avoid bright lights or lights are blinding.
Put something cold on the back of the neck, like a cold, wet towel, or put a towel alternating between cold and warm towels in place of pain
Put a cold compress on the forehead, while soaking your feet in a container of warm water.
Drink water or natural fruit juice, especially tomato juice.
If you have not eaten at all, try the consumption of nutritious foods or beverages
Massage the face, head, neck, shoulders and back so that the muscles are more relaxed.
Press the two pressure points on the back of the neck that is approximately two inches, located just below the skull, one to two minutes. This action can release endorphins which can help relieve pain.
Massage or press the fleshy part between thumb and forefinger.
Bend your head slowly to the right or left to stretch the neck muscles. Massage and relax the muscles are tense.
Avoid sources of stress.
Avoid exercise during a headache if the sport was added to the head and neck pain.
Drink vitamin C, vitamin B6, choline, tryptophan and niacin and / or magnesium
2. Chiropractic treatment
According to the rules of chiropractic, headaches are sometimes caused by the shifting of the spine from its place, but because very little of this shift is usually not detected. This shift could be caused by heavy lifting or sitting position is one that can interfere with the nerves in the spinal cord, causing headaches. Chiropractor (chiropractic practitioners) usually treat headaches by stimulating the bones slowly to restore its position.
The method can relieve headache recommended by a chiropractor is to stretch the neck muscles to the left and right slowly and gently (warning: do not perform rotary motion!).
Avoid sitting with his head bowed in a long time and was lying on his back with his head propped a pillow. If you want to put a pillow you should use a pillow that will support the neck but not the head too high. When lying on her side, use pillows to prop the
head and neck.
When seated, for example working with the computer, frequently changing the position to sit and look at whether there is a strained shoulder muscle while supporting the hand.
3. Biofeedback
With biofeedback, a person will learn to control bodily functions are regulated by nerve unconscious, such as heart rate. Several body functions like muscle tension, cold hands and release of hormones such as adrenaline in the blood is nerves control unconscious involved in headache.
Biofeedback means utilizing information provided by the body that is controlled by nerves unconscious and conscious information is changed to conform to our will. If this is continuously trained, people will get used to regulate body functions to work according to his will.
Phase I of migraine is similar to the body's response to fear. In phase I, blood flowing from his hands and head into a large muscle. Hand, especially the fingertips will be a cold because the blood drawn out. Feelings of confusion or inability to think clearly emerging in the phase I is similar to fear. The pain will appear in phase II, when the blood vessels of head and neck over-reaction and widens again to form a larger than normal size. These headaches can be prevented by reducing the severity of phase I, which can then prevent the occurrence of phase II.
Hormone levels in the blood that causes contraction of blood vessels, such as serotonin and adrenaline, can be controlled with biofeedback, for example by thinking about things that are relaxing and enjoyable. Levels of serotonin can be monitored by checking the temperatures on the fingers and hands for example by using a thermometer or by putting your palms on the cheek. If your hands feel warm or hot, that is in conformity with the body temperature. If this is often done, the sooner or later people will find their own tehniknya in controlling bodily functions.
