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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
If you have a sinus headache, typically you will feel the effects when you get out of bed in the morning. The typical symptoms include uncomfortable pressure, pain, heaviness in the cheeks and your brow as well as your forehead. The pain from sinus headaches usually increases due to bending in a forward position or by lying down. A major sign that you are experiencing a chronic sinus headache is experiencing a continual headache that is somewhat dull in nature.
You might develop a sore throat, a fever, coughing might occur and you may experience fatigue. Migraine headaches show some of the same symptoms but a migraine headache is typically associated with a pounding feeling which is intensified by bright lights and loud noises and nausea typically occurs.
Causes of Sinus Headaches
Some typical causes of sinus headaches include colds, an improperly functioning immune symptom, problems with the nasal cavities as well as allergies. People who are candidates for chronic sinusitis are people with asthma, certain types of allergies, people with growths located in the nasal area and people with a weakened immune system. If your headaches are very intense and you are experiencing other symptoms such as a fever that is above 100.5, dealing with a stiff neck, experiencing confusion, pain, swelling on the face or in the area near your eyes you might want to consult you doctor.
Treatment for Sinus Headaches
If you have sinusitis your physician will probably recommend antibiotics. Even if your symptoms diminish take all the antibiotics that the doctor prescribed for you. This is necessary in order to eliminate the bacteria that were causing the problem. Doctors might recommend corticosteroid pills or nasal spray for patients who are having sinusitis symptoms due to allergies or from inflammation.
Eventually as your sinus problems go away the sinus headaches should be eliminated. To help reduce the uncomfortable feelings, decongestants and over the counter types of pain medication as well as saline nasal sprays may be recommended by your doctor. If structural problems in the nasal cavities are contributing to your sinus headaches, surgery might be considered by your doctor.
To lower the risks of acquiring sinusitis keep your sinuses in good shape. Washing your hands with soap can help reduce the chances of acquiring upper respiratory infections that can produce sinusitis. You might want to consider purchasing a humidifier since a moist air environment can help to stop sinusitis from occurring. If you have a sinus headache you might want to consult with your doctor.
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Taking good care of yourself can help prevent most types of headaches.
* Avoid headache triggers. If you’re not sure what triggers your headaches, keep a headache diary. Include details about every headache. When did it start? What were you doing at the time? What did you eat that day? How did you sleep the night before? What’s your stress level? How long did it last? What, if anything, provided relief? Eventually, you may begin to see a pattern — and take steps to prevent future headaches.
* Get enough sleep. Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day — even on weekends. If you’re not tired at bedtime, don’t fight it. Read or watch television until you become drowsy and fall asleep naturally.
* Don’t skip meals. Start your day with a healthy breakfast. Eat lunch and dinner at about the same time every day.
* Exercise regularly. Physical activity causes your body to release chemicals that block pain signals to your brain. With your doctor’s OK, choose activities you enjoy — such as walking, swimming or cycling. To avoid injury, start slowly.
* Reduce stress. Get organized. Simplify your schedule. Plan ahead. When the going gets tough, stay positive.
* Relax. Try yoga, meditation or relaxation exercises. Set aside time to slow down. Listen to music, read a book or take a hot bath.
* Quit smoking. If you smoke, talk to your doctor about quitting. Smoking can trigger headaches or make them worse.
Complementary and alternative medicine
For many people, complementary or alternative therapies offer welcome relief from headache pain. It’s important to be cautious, however. Not all complementary or alternative therapies have been studied as headache treatments, and others need further research.
* Acupuncture. This ancient technique uses hair-thin needles to promote the release of natural painkillers and other chemicals in the central nervous system. There is some evidence that it can help control headaches and other conditions that cause chronic pain.
* Hypnosis. During a hypnosis session, a trained hypnotist might suggest ways to decrease your perception of pain and increase your ability to cope with it — such as visualizing a calm, safe place when a headache strikes.
* Meditation. During meditation, you focus on a simple activity, such as breathing or repeating a single word or phrase. The practice creates a deeply restful state in which your breathing slows and your muscles relax — which can help you manage pain and reduce the stress that can trigger or worsen a headache.
* Massage. Massage can reduce stress, relieve tension and promote relaxation. Although its value as a headache treatment hasn’t been fully determined, massage may be particularly helpful if you have tight, tender muscles in the back of your head, neck and shoulders.
* Herbs, vitamins and minerals. Some dietary supplements — including magnesium, feverfew and butterbur — seem to help prevent or treat some types of headaches, but there’s little scientific support for these claims. And ongoing challenges in regards to quality of supplements in the United States makes decisions about using herbs even more complicated. If you’re considering using supplements to treat headaches, check with your doctor. Some supplements may interfere with the effectiveness of prescription or over-the-counter drugs or have other harmful effects.
* Chiropractic care. Spinal manipulation can effectively treat some types of pain, but studies don’t support claims that chiropractic care relieves headaches. Chiropractic manipulation of the neck has been associated with injury to the blood vessels supplying the brain. Rarely, this may cause a stroke.
If you’d like to try a complementary or alternative therapy, discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Chronic daily headaches can interfere with your job, your relationships and your quality of life. But you can cope with the challenges.
* Take control. Commit yourself to living a full, satisfying life. Work with your doctor to develop a treatment plan that works for you. Take good care of yourself. Do things that lift your spirits. Set aside time for your loved ones — and yourself — every day.
* Seek understanding. Don’t expect friends and loved ones to instinctively know what’s best for you. Ask for what you need, whether it’s time alone or less attention focused on your headaches.
* Check out support groups. When your head is throbbing, companionship may be the last thing on your mind — but perhaps it’s just what you need. A support group can put you face to face with people who share your physical symptoms and emotional responses. You may learn useful coping strategies — or help others by sharing some of your own.
* Consider counseling. A counselor or therapist can help you manage stress and maintain your emotional balance. Through therapy, you can learn to change behavior that’s not good for you and reinforce behavior that’s helping you manage your headaches.
Complementary and alternative therapies
For many people, complementary or alternative therapies offer welcome relief from headache pain. It’s important to be cautious, however. Not all complementary or alternative therapies have been studied as headache treatments, and others need further research.
* Acupuncture. This ancient technique uses hair-thin needles to promote the release of natural painkillers and other chemicals in the central nervous system. There is some evidence that it can help control headaches and other conditions that cause chronic pain.
* Biofeedback. With this relaxation technique, you can learn to control headaches by producing changes in bodily responses such as muscle tension, heart rate and skin temperature.
* Meditation. During meditation, you focus on a simple activity, such as breathing or repeating a single word or phrase. The practice creates a deeply restful state in which your breathing slows and your muscles relax — which can help you manage pain and reduce the stress that can trigger or worsen a headache.
* Massage. Massage can reduce stress, relieve tension and promote relaxation. Although its value as a headache treatment hasn’t been determined, massage may be particularly helpful if you have tight, tender muscles in the back of your head, neck and shoulders.
* Herbs, vitamins and minerals. Some dietary supplements — including magnesium, feverfew and butterbur — seem to help prevent or relieve some types of headaches, but there’s only modest scientific support for these claims. If you’re considering using supplements to treat headaches, check with your doctor. Some supplements may interfere with the effectiveness of prescription or over-the-counter drugs or have other harmful effects.
* Chiropractic care. Spinal manipulation can effectively treat some types of pain, but studies don’t support claims that chiropractic care relieves headaches. Chiropractic manipulation of the neck has been associated with injury to the blood vessels supplying the brain. Rarely, this may cause a stroke.
If you’d like to try a complementary or alternative therapy, discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
If you have chronic daily headaches, you’re also more likely to experience depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and other psychological and physical problems.
Treatment
Treatment for any underlying diseases or conditions often stops chronic daily headaches. When no underlying diseases or conditions are present, treatment focuses on preventing the pain before it starts.
Specific prevention strategies vary, depending on which type of headache you have and on whether medication overuse is contributing to these headaches. If you’re taking pain relievers more than two days a week, the first step in treatment may be to stop using these drugs. When you’re ready to begin preventive therapy, your doctor may recommend:
* Antidepressants. Tricyclic antidepressants are the most common preventive medications for all types of chronic daily headaches except hemicrania continua. These medications can also help treat the depression, anxiety and sleep disturbances that often accompany chronic daily headaches. Another antidepressant such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine (Prozac) may occasionally be an effective alternative for some people.
* Beta blockers. These drugs, commonly used to treat high blood pressure, are also a mainstay for preventing episodic migraines. Beta blockers include atenolol, metoprolol, nadolol and propranolol. Sometimes beta blockers are prescribed in combination with antidepressants for better results.
* Anti-seizure medications. Some anti-seizure drugs seem to prevent migraines. Now these medications may be used to prevent chronic daily headaches as well. Options may include divalproex, gabapentin and topiramate.
* NSAIDs. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be helpful, especially if you’re going through withdrawal from other pain relievers. They may also be used periodically when the headache is more severe.
* Others. Injections of a local anesthetic around a nerve (nerve block) or injections of a numbing agent and corticosteroid at the point of pain (trigger point injections) are sometimes recommended for chronic daily headaches. Although their role needs to be better defined, botulinum toxin type A (Botox) injections provide relief for some people as well.
Unfortunately, some chronic daily headaches remain resistant to all medications.
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Because the cause of cluster headache is unknown, you can’t prevent a first occurrence. However, a preventive strategy is crucial for managing cluster headache because trying to treat it with acute drugs only can seem hopeless. Prevention can help reduce the frequency and severity of the attacks and the risk of rebound headaches. Preventive medications can also increase the effectiveness of acute medications.
Preventive medications for cluster headache are generally used for either a short-term (transitional) strategy or a long-term (maintenance) strategy. The short-term medications work quickly but may have undesirable side effects. Long-term medications take effect more slowly but can be used safely throughout the cluster period.
Whenever a cluster period starts, you’ll likely start taking a long-term medication, many times accompanied by a short-term medication. After a couple of weeks, you’ll discontinue use of the short-term medication but continue with the long-term drug.
Short-term prevention
Short-term medications can prevent headache attacks during the period of time it takes for one of the long-term drugs to become effective. The main short-term preventive medications are corticosteroids and ergotamine. A nerve block also may be effective, particularly for some people who can’t tolerate the other medications.
* Corticosteroids. Inflammation-suppressing drugs called corticosteroids are fast-acting preventive medications. They belong to a general family of medicines called steroids. Your doctor may prescribe corticosteroids if your cluster headache condition has only recently started or if you have a pattern of brief cluster periods and long remissions. Although corticosteroids are an excellent treatment for several days, serious side effects make them inappropriate for long-term use.
* Ergotamine. Ergotamine available as a tablet that you place under your tongue or available as a rectal suppository, can be taken before bed to prevent nighttime attacks. Ergotamine medications are effective for short periods but shouldn’t be used for more than two to three weeks.
* Nerve block. Injecting an anesthetic (numbing agent) and corticosteroid into the area around the occipital nerve, located at the back of your head, can prevent pain messages from traveling along that nerve pathway. The occipital nerve converges with the trigeminal nerve, which connects to all the pain-sensitive structures in your skull. An occipital nerve block can be useful for temporary relief until long-term preventive medications take effect.
Long-term prevention
Long-term medications are taken during the entire cluster period. Some people with chronic cluster headache don’t respond well to the use of one long-term medication. In this situation, your doctor may recommend that you take two or more long-term medications simultaneously.
* Calcium channel blockers. The calcium channel blocking agent verapamil is often the first choice for preventing cluster headache, although the way verapamil works with cluster headache isn’t well understood. The medication may be used from the start of a cluster period until three to four weeks after the last headache. Then its use is gradually tapered and discontinued under your doctor’s direction. Occasionally, longer term use is needed to manage chronic headache. Constipation is a common side effect of this medication, as well as dizziness, nausea, fatigue, swelling of the ankles and low blood pressure.
* Lithium carbonate. Lithium which is used to treat bipolar disorder, is also effective in preventing chronic cluster headache. Side effects include tremor, increased thirst, diarrhea and drowsiness. Your doctor can adjust the dosage to minimize side effects. While you’re taking this medication, your blood will be drawn at regular intervals to check for the development of more serious side effects, such as liver or kidney damage.
Preventive medications under evaluation
Other preventive medications used for cluster headache include the hormone melatonin, capsaicin and anti-seizure medications such as divalproex and topiramate.
In addition, you may help reduce your risk of future attacks by avoiding alcohol and nicotine, which often precipitate cluster headaches.
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
There’s no cure for cluster headaches. The goal of treatment is to help decrease the severity of pain and shorten the headache period.
Acute medication
The purpose of acute treatment is to stop or reduce pain after a cluster headache starts. Because the headache peaks quickly, acute medications must be fast-acting and delivered quickly, using an injection or inhaler rather than oral tablets. You must be ready to take the medication as soon as an attack starts. And you may want to teach family members about your medications so that they’ll be able to help you when you have an attack.
Because the pain of a cluster headache comes on suddenly and may subside within a short time, over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) aren’t effective. The headache is usually gone before the drug starts working. Fortunately, other types of acute medication can provide some pain relief. Treatment of cluster headache is focused more on prevention, with more medication options available to choose from.
Acute treatments include:
* Oxygen. Briefly inhaling 100 percent oxygen through a mask at a rate of 6 to 8 liters a minute provides dramatic relief for most who use it. Occasionally, a higher flow rate may be more effective. The effects of this safe, inexpensive procedure can be felt within 15 minutes. The major drawback of oxygen is the need to carry an oxygen cylinder and regulator with you, which can make the treatment inconvenient and inaccessible at times. Small, portable units are available, but some people still find them impractical. Sometimes, oxygen may only delay rather than stop the attack, and pain may return.
* Sumatriptan. The injectable form of sumatriptan (Imitrex), which is commonly used to treat migraine, is also an effective acute treatment for cluster headache. Some people may benefit from using sumatriptan in nasal spray form, but for most this is not as effective as an injection. Sumatriptan isn’t recommended for people with uncontrolled high blood pressure or ischemic heart disease.
Another triptan medication can be taken orally for relief of cluster headache. Although oral meds isn’t as effective as injectable sumatriptan, it may be an option for people who can’t tolerate other forms of acute treatment.
* Dihydroergotamine. This ergot derivative is available in intravenous, injectable and inhaler forms. Dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45, Migranal) is an effective pain reliever for some people with cluster headache. When administered intravenously, the drug requires you to go to a hospital or doctor’s office to have an intravenous (IV) line placed. The inhaler form of the drug works more slowly. The dosage must be limited to avoid side effects, especially nausea.
* Octreotide (Sandostatin, Sandostatin LAR). This drug, a synthetic version of the brain hormone somatostatin, has traditionally been used to control severe diarrhea. However, some studies have shown that the injectable form is an effective treatment for cluster headache and is safe for people with high blood pressure and ischemic heart disease.
* Local anesthetics. The numbing effect of local anesthetics may be effective against cluster headache pain when used in the form of nasal drops.
Surgery
Rarely, surgery is recommended for people with chronic cluster headache who don’t respond well to aggressive treatment or who can’t tolerate the medications or their side effects. Candidates for surgery must have headaches only on one side of the head because the surgery can be performed only once. People with headaches that alternate sides of the head risk the chance that the procedure will be unsuccessful.
Several types of surgery have been used to treat cluster headache. These procedures attempt to damage the nerve pathways thought to be responsible for pain. However, residual muscle weakness in your jaw or sensory loss in certain areas of your face and head may result. The most common procedures are directed at the trigeminal nerve. They include:
* Conventional surgery. Using a conventional invasive procedure, your surgeon cuts part of the trigeminal nerve with a scalpel or uses small burns to destroy part of the nerve. This form of surgery provides relief for most people with chronic cluster headache.
* Radiosurgery. In a procedure called radiosurgery, a focused beam of radiation is used to destroy part of the trigeminal nerve. Radiosurgery is a noninvasive procedure that may have fewer side effects than does conventional surgery, but some studies have questioned the effectiveness and permanency of the results.
Potential treatments
As scientists learn more about the causes of cluster headache, they’re able to develop more selective treatments for the condition. One development that shows promise is the use of a device to stimulate the occipital nerve, which influences the trigeminal nerve. To treat people with frequent cluster headaches, researchers are testing a stimulator — a pacemaker-sized device that sends impulses via electrodes — that is implanted over the occipital nerve. A Mayo Clinic study of implanted occipital nerve stimulators found that the devices reduced chronic headache pain by an average of about half.
Similar research is under way using an implanted stimulator in the hypothalamus, the area of the brain associated with the timing of cluster periods. Stimulation of the hypothalamus in a small number of people with severe, chronic cluster headaches has produced complete and long-term pain relief with no significant side effects.
In addition, researchers are studying new medications for use in treating and preventing cluster headache.
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
In most cases headache pain, even severe headache pain, isn’t the result of an underlying disease. In fact, the vast majority of headaches are primary headaches — headaches not caused by a specific medical condition. These include migraines, tension headaches and cluster headaches.
Based on the length of the cluster periods and the remission periods, the International Headache Society has classified cluster headache into two types:
* Episodic. In this form, cluster headache occurs at least daily for one week to one year, followed by a pain-free remission period lasting at least one month before another cluster period develops.
* Chronic. In this form, cluster headache occurs daily for more than a year with no remission or with pain-free periods lasting less than one month.
About 10 percent to 15 percent of people with cluster headache have chronic symptoms with no periods of remission. Chronic cluster headache may develop after a period of episodic attacks, or it may develop spontaneously, without a prior history of headaches. Some people experience alternating episodic and chronic phases.
Researchers point to different mechanisms to explain the major characteristics of cluster headache. There may be a family history of cluster headache in some people with this condition, meaning a possible genetic component. Several factors may work together to produce cluster headache.
Cluster headache triggers
Unlike migraine and tension headache, cluster headache generally isn’t associated with triggers such as foods, hormonal changes or stress. But some people with cluster headache are heavy drinkers and cigarette smokers. Once a cluster period begins, consumption of alcohol can trigger a splitting headache within minutes. All it takes is one drink. For this reason, many people with cluster headache stay completely away from alcohol for the duration of a cluster period. Other possible triggers include the use of medications such as nitroglycerin, a drug used to treat heart disease.
The beginning of a cluster period often follows occasions when normal sleep patterns are disrupted, such as during a vacation or when starting a new job or work shift. Some people with cluster headache also have sleep apnea, a condition in which the walls of a person’s throat collapse momentarily, obstructing the sleeper’s breathing repeatedly during the night.
Increased sensitivity of nerve pathways
The intense pain of a cluster headache is centered behind or around your eye, an area that’s served by the trigeminal nerve, a major pathway for pain. Stimulation of this nerve results in abnormal reactions of the arteries that supply blood to your head. These blood vessels enlarge (dilate) and become painful.
Some symptoms of cluster headache, such as teary eye, stuffy or runny nose and droopy eyelid, involve your autonomic nervous system. The nerves that are part of this system form a pathway at the base of your brain. When the trigeminal nerve is activated, causing eye pain, autonomic nerves also are activated in what is called the trigeminal-autonomic reflex. Researchers believe that a still-unidentified process involving inflammation or abnormal blood vessel activity in this region also may be involved in the headache.
Abnormal function of the hypothalamus
Cluster attacks typically occur with clock-like regularity during a 24-hour day. The cycle of cluster periods often follows the seasons of the year. These patterns suggest that the body’s biological clock is involved. In humans, the biological clock is located in the hypothalamus, which lies deep in the center of your brain. Among the many functions of the hypothalamus is control of the sleep-wake cycle and other internal rhythms.
Abnormalities of the hypothalamus may explain the timing and cyclical nature of cluster headache. Studies have detected increased activity in the hypothalamus during the course of a cluster headache. This activity isn’t seen in people with other headaches such as migraine.
Studies also indicate that people have abnormal levels of certain hormones, including melatonin and testosterone, during cluster periods. These hormonal changes are believed to be due to a problem with the hypothalamus. Other studies show activity in the hypothalamus during cluster attacks. But it remains unknown what causes these abnormalities in the first place.
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
There is no cure for migraines but there are many ways in which the condition can be managed and treated and these include identifying one or more of the triggers which may be responsible for your condition. In addition, medical studies have shown that there may well be a migraine personality where a migraine sufferer could have one or more of these characteristics: perfectionist; highly strung; conscientious; orderly; analytical; critical.
Such characteristics may in turn help the sufferer to understand why a particular trigger causes the onset of a migraine headache. A significant change in a sufferer’s life style is probably necessary. The following changes could make all the difference:
- Identify the triggers for your migraines and avoid these.
- Establish regular sleeping hours even when on holiday or over weekends.
- Try to sleep in a quiet and dark room.
- Take regular exercise and if necessary, exercise under the supervision of a trainer.
- Learn and follow stress management techniques.
- Learn and follow a relaxation routine.
- Try to avoid taking tea, coffee, cola drinks or heavy meals before going to sleep.
- If you are a diabetic, in addition to being a migraine sufferer, then eat small amounts of food frequently.
If you are diagnosed with migraine, your doctor will inform you of the different medications which can be prescribed together with any possible side effects. He will monitor symptoms like nausea and vomiting. There are two types of medicine used for treating migraines - namely prophylactic medication (taken every day to reduce the severity and frequency) while the other is abortive medication (only taken if a migraine begins).
Some complementary treatments for migraines include:
- Botox which has been used with success in some sufferers for reducing the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks.
- Acupuncture which has offered some sufferers relieve and a better quality of life.
- Chiropractic (a method employing a holistic approach to pain relief through massage, spinal manipulation and periodic adjustment of joints and soft tissue) which has had some positive results with migraine sufferers.
- Natural healing products (produced from essential oils and applied to the forehead, neck and temples as well as the soles of the feet) are becoming popular for treating migraine headaches.
It is important to treat a migraine as soon as it starts and, while the treatment is doing its work, to drink plenty of water and to rest quietly in a darkened room.
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Did You Know?
Water can prevent and alleviate many of our symptoms.
When one starts to get the tightening sensation in the head, it’s so, so easy to reach for a bottle of pain medication. But, many over the counter drugs have side effects that could even be worse than the headache itself! One of the major causes for headaches is dehydration.
To treat your headache naturally with water, it is a good idea to first find out what type of headache you have. First, there are chronic tension headaches that can result from stress overload, fatigue and even from physical problems, psychological and emotional issues and depression. Then, there are cluster headaches, which are categorized by coming in groups of one to four a day in a set cluster periods that could be days or months. Hormonal headaches are similar to migraines in that they affect only one side of the head, and they are also frequently accompanied by nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light and/or noise. Finally, there are sinus headaches, which can be experienced after a cold or other medical condition.
Water can aid as a treatment to all of these headaches. In tension headaches, it was noted above that a cause can be fatigue. Fatigue is a side effect of dehydration. So, if dehydration is the cause of the fatigue and fatigue is the cause of the headache- start by treating the fatigue and get hydrated. Tension headaches could also be a symptom of other problems, so if they persist it is a good idea to seek help from a medical professional.
Cluster headaches are also known to be cured by drinking water. A woman by the name of Margi contributed a piece of advice, reporting that her husband’s headaches have not come back since he started drinking a glass of water at least every hour. Additionally, the hot water from a nice, warm shower or bath can help relax those tightened muscles.
As far as preventing headaches, staying hydrated can help. In fact, a very common form of headache can come in the form of caffeine withdraw. Of course, having a coffee or soda can give the body what it wants and help ease the headache pain, but it could also begin a vicious cycle. Since caffeine dehydrates, the headache prone may be better off avoiding it and instead drink more water, juices and decaf teas, coffees and sodas.
In essence, when dealing with headaches the pain can be relieved from water on the inside and out.
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Yoga Techniques for Headache - A Natural Remedy
Yoga means the union of the soul with the body and the mind. Or understanding with reality. Today, yoga techniques for headache are an effective way to control annoying headaches. Yoga techniques for headache are a refining practice and proven to be very effective. Yoga acts as a healing and preventive therapy.
Stress is one of the main reasons for recurring headache problems Stress targets our mind. Ignoring stress is dangerous, as it leads to many very serious health and mental problems including headaches, heart disease, cancer, and lung ailments.
Stress is not the only reason for headaches. However, there are several reasons such as personal problems, dehydration, eyestrain and many more.
Headaches are common and can occur to anyone. Generally it is not a serious one, unless chronic. For a permanent relief without side effects, yoga techniques for headache is a natural medication that works just as good as traditional medications.
Practicing a yoga pose that needs you to place your head down can really work out. The reality is that if you are suffering from simple tension headaches, then practicing yoga techniques for headache can help and you will learn to release tension and keep headaches away.
Yoga Techniques Can Relieve Headache
Recent researches illustrate that yoga techniques such as poses, breathing, and relaxation techniques are successful in relieving many ailments such as headache.
There are many simple yoga poses in yoga techniques for headache that will help you to release tension in your neck, shoulders, and upper back. Poses such as Forward bend, Downward Facing Dog and the Cobra are good to practice when suffering from tension headaches. All these poses allow you to hang your head loosely.
Stretching the neck and upper shoulder muscles must be a regular part of your yoga routine. If you are already suffering from headache, then never try to force yourself in doing something that would be uncomfortable and painful for you.
Try to keep some gap until you feel better and then work on them. Just stretching and relaxing the muscles will help relieve it.
Also, there are some relaxing poses, which you can practice, that will help fight those tension headaches and keep them away from recurring. The poses such as Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose, and Child’s Pose are good for treating headaches. Remember to relax the face muscles as well, particularly relax your jaw when practicing these poses.
Yoga techniques for headache relieves headache through breathing exercises, as breathing is an important part of yoga routines. For this, you need to take control, breathe slow and control your inhales and exhales.
You can acquire control of your breathing and can situate the tension in your neck and shoulders. Once they identified, you can work on relaxing them. When you are practicing these yoga poses, ensure that you are breathing correctly.
Always remember to contact a doctor, if you suffer from more than a simple tension headache and to make sure that there is nothing more serious wrong. Yoga techniques for headache is not a complete remedy if you have severe headache.
The only thing that yoga techniques for headache can do, when you practice the poses two to three times a week, help you to identify the most tensed muscles, and help you to learn the ways to relax them.
If you have headaches even after practicing yoga techniques for headache, then you need to consult your trained yoga instructor and ask him to suggest some special poses that will aim your tension points, so that you can attain the relief that you are looking for.
Yoga techniques for headache are considered as a natural remedy for headache without side effects. Today, yoga techniques for headache are an effective way as to control headaches. Yoga acts as a healing therapy. Yoga techniques are succeeded in relieving many ailments such as headache.
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