TENSION HEADACHE is most common these days due to stress, anxiety, too much strain or lack of sleep.
According to Mayo clinic staff, "A variety of strategies can help reduce the severity and frequency of chronic tension headaches without using medicine."
SIMPLE remedies to try are:
1. Rest/soothing music to relax/proper breathing
2. Ice packs or hot pack (use cold pack or place hot towel or heating pad etc.) Applying heat or ice to sore muscles may ease tension headache. If cold is your choice, wrap an ice pack in a cloth before use to protect your skin. If heat is your choice, you may use a heating pad set on low, a hot-water bottle, a warm compress or a hot towel
3. Long hot shower
4. Manage your stress level: organize & plan ahead. Maintain calender for activities.
5. Perfect your posture: Good posture can help keep your muscles from tensing up. When standing, hold your shoulders back and your head high. Pull in your abdomen and buttocks and tuck in your chin. When sitting, make sure your thighs are parallel to the ground and your head isn't slumped forward.
According to Mayo clinic staff, "A variety of strategies can help reduce the severity and frequency of chronic tension headaches without using medicine."
SIMPLE remedies to try are:
1. Rest/soothing music to relax/proper breathing
2. Ice packs or hot pack (use cold pack or place hot towel or heating pad etc.) Applying heat or ice to sore muscles may ease tension headache. If cold is your choice, wrap an ice pack in a cloth before use to protect your skin. If heat is your choice, you may use a heating pad set on low, a hot-water bottle, a warm compress or a hot towel
3. Long hot shower
4. Manage your stress level: organize & plan ahead. Maintain calender for activities.
5. Perfect your posture: Good posture can help keep your muscles from tensing up. When standing, hold your shoulders back and your head high. Pull in your abdomen and buttocks and tuck in your chin. When sitting, make sure your thighs are parallel to the ground and your head isn't slumped forward.
CORRECT BREATHING TECHNIQUE to treat headache!!!
During a headache,
close your right nose and use your left nose to breathe. In about 5 min, your headache should go.
close your right nose and use your left nose to breathe. In about 5 min, your headache should go.
NOTE: Avoid pain killers unless its necessary. Don't take more than 9-10 times in a month & try to take care of the cause. Some common over the counter useful medicines are Advil, Aleve, Motrin, Excedrin. Other medicines like Tylenol or Acetaminophen etc may not be so effective & lead to medication overuse headaches.