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Headache Relief Tips
• I make a concerted effort to identify out loud to myself all of the things I am worried about. I find that once I openly acknowledge those things my headache will begin to abate if the headache was stress related. --Nancy • I find that since my pain is centered on the left side of my head - specifically at my left temple, left side of my nose & the left side of the base of my head - if someone can put pressure on these point through massage and rubbing, I can stop a migraine in it's tracks. Unfortunately, it requires a great deal of pressure applied and can take about 1/2 an hour and most people don't have the time or ability to offer that kind of help. Use an electronic massager (intended for backs) on your head and it will help. --H • Lie flat on your back with your arms extended above your head and stretch your legs with toe pointed. Pretend you are on an imaginary pole and are trying to cover as much of this pole as possible. Imagine the pole through the ends of your fingertips, through the top of your head, down the spine, and through the tips of your toes. Then pull each leg to your chest(one at a time - then together) and release them back to the pole position.--Sheri • This only works if you have a semi-quiet place to sit or lie down. I close my eyes and visualize that the whole inside of my head is a blackboard, just like in school. I see chalk everywhere I have pain, and black everywhere else. Then I imagine myself there by the blackboard with a very large erasure. I begin erasing the chalk on the blackboard. When the erasure gets full of chalk I hit it on the floor and erase some more, until ALL of the chalk is gone, and so is my headache.--Chris • Ice on the back of your neck & shoulder blades. If you have someone to massage your feet all over & thumb pressure on the bottoms of your feet in different points. Also, have them massage your hands the same way if you still need some relief.--Kelly • I have someone squeeze the muscle in my hand, below, and between my index finger, and thumb. One hand is usually more sensitive than the other, and this is the one that gets the deep massage. 10-20 second squeezes will help alleviate the headache gradually. • We call it being 'thumbed' On each side of your shoulders have someone apply pressure and hold for a few seconds and then rub your neck & shoulders. It will release some pressure and will help you to relax. ––Lynn • Personally the way I do it, is sit/lie calmly and imagine my hands touching the sun and my head in a snowbank. I find when my hands are warmer than my face, my headache is usually ready to abate.––Frances • As soon as you become aware that a headache is starting, sit down and allow your body to calm down. Take your index and middle fingers of one hand and press a point on your forehead, between your eyebrows where you feel an slight indention. Press as hard as you can tolerate for 20 to 30 seconds. Move up your forehead and over the top of your scalp and press every two inches, holding each point for 20-30 seconds.––Tom |
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