Frequent tension headaches?!
Question: I have always had trouble with my shoulder blade area and lower neck. It seems to be where I carry all of my tension and stress. Lately I have noticed my jaw being tight and a lot of soreness in my shoulders which has left me with terrible tension headaches that last for days.
Can anyone recommend some good stretching excersizes that can relieve the tension in these areas? Also, any type of med short of a prescribed muscle relaxer? (Naproxin has not helped) I would love to find something herbal that helps relax the muscles when they are toght. THANKS!
Answers: I have always had trouble with my shoulder blade area and lower neck. It seems to be where I carry all of my tension and stress. Lately I have noticed my jaw being tight and a lot of soreness in my shoulders which has left me with terrible tension headaches that last for days.
Can anyone recommend some good stretching excersizes that can relieve the tension in these areas? Also, any type of med short of a prescribed muscle relaxer? (Naproxin has not helped) I would love to find something herbal that helps relax the muscles when they are toght. THANKS!
YOG is the best option if you can get a good practioner.
Pl try simple acupressure given below for immediate relief.
If it fails you will have to go for Acupuncture.
There is hardly any medicine for H/A OR MIGRAINE. Not only these but for RA, OA, Back ache and almost all painful diseases. Hence they become chronic.
Acidity, WORRY, sadness, excessive wind, cold , heat, sour food and sinusitis, constipation, intestinal inflammation; drug side effects, stress, bad smell, TV & COMPUTER SOMETIMES, Blockage in the flow of Vital Energy, BODY CONSTITUTION etc are their causes. None of them can be treated with medicine. Our 100% success in treating migraine &H/A confirms it.
Acupuncture is the best treatment.
I can treat it with naturopathy and YOG, but how can you manage pl see.
Pain killers don't treat the pain but we loose the sense of pain for some time; in that duration our body itself treats sometime and credit goes to meds.
The useless drugs have tremendous power of side effects like liver/kidney failures, ulcer, inflammation of intestines and lot more.
Avoid late sleeping if possible; worry, tension, spicy foods, sour fruits, stale bakery foods, SMOKING and alcohole.
Sweet foods, COCOANUT WATER,sweet fruits, milk, rice, SPROUTS, SALADS and good sleep will help if cough is not there.
But you try one herbal remedy- two drops of drumstick leaves' juice in opposite nostril if one side pains and both nostrils if full H/A will give you rescue. Betel leaf helps but it is very strong.
If it is acute pl search a painful point 3-6 mm behind your thumb nail and press it, H/A will disappear within 30 seconds.
For forehead/eye pain the points are in front of nails on the finger tips or 3-7 mm below.
It may disappear naturally too.
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Add in a little Valerian root at bed time with hot bubble bath. No coffee for one week.
Go see the acupuncturist and the chinese herbalist. Their practices are very effective, and have been around for thousands of years (much longer than American medicine). Try it--it can't hurt.
I know that it's probably painful, but any kind of exercise would release tension in your entire body. I take 800mg of Ibuprofen for a bad tension headache. And a hot bath, and some caffiene, and a good cry, if necessary.
Take care honey!
TX Mom
Here are some stretches:
Sit on the floor, legs out in front, feet against the wall. Put your chin to your chest, arms stretched back with hands on the floor and lean forward gently. This will give you a stretch from head to toe. Hold for approx. 30 seconds and relax do 3 sets. Will help with headaches and migraines!
Sitting take one hand and put on the top of your head, gently pull your neck to the side of the raised arm. Hold 15 seconds and relax do 3 sets, switch and do other side. This will stretch the muscles from your neck to the shoulder. If you have someone who can help you have them gently push your head to the side and apply gentle pressure down on the shoulder.
Hug yourself and pull your shoulders forward, round out your back.
The combination of these will help you tremendously. Avoid chomping on gum. You will most likely put your tension into your gum chewing and aggravate these muscles again.
Also do some cleansing breathes when you are feeling stressed this will help relax you. In through your nose out through your mouth.
Dont overwhelm yourself.
Live completely in the present.
Cut down on caffeine.
Eat yogurt.
Try yoga and meditation.
Try 5-HTP.It is non-prescription,cheap,and effective.
It works wonders for me.It will relax you,so you can function,without losing your sanity.It will also enable better sleep and reduce irritability.