Pesky Headache?
10 TOP TIPS FOR COPING WITH HEADACHES
Headaches can be a real nuisance, affecting our daily life and causing exhaustion, interrupted sleep and over-reliance on pain medication. Nobody wants a headache and if they are becoming a nuisance in your life, then definitely seek professional advice with your GP to rule out anything serious, as there are many potential causes. However, here are some top tips to try and cope and reduce the frequency and severity of headaches.
- Identify triggers: Keep a headache diary to track the frequency, duration, and severity of your headaches. This can help you identify what triggers your headaches, such as food, noise, or stress.
- Avoid triggers: Once you’ve identified your triggers, you can try to avoid them. For example, if chocolate triggers your headaches, you can try to avoid eating chocolate. Alcohol can also be a trigger for some.
- Exercise regularly: Regular exercise can help reduce tension and prevent headaches. TRY TO GET NATURAL LIGHT!
- Get enough sleep: Try to maintain a consistent sleep and wake schedule.
- Reduce stress: Relaxation techniques and biofeedback can help you deal with stressful situations. You can also try scheduling time for yourself to get up and move around.
- Eat well: Try to eat meals at the same time every day.
- Drink up: Even mild dehydration can cause a headache. Usually, other symptoms of dehydration (such as fatigue, dizziness, extreme thirst and dry mouth) appear along with headache pain. Dehydration headaches often get better with at-home remedies like drinking water and resting.
- Consider non-drug treatments: Some people find that non-drug treatments like acupuncture, chiropractic, supplements, or psychological interventions can help.
- Sleep Position Sleeping on your front is considered unhealthy because it can inhibit breathing and cause irregular curvature of the spine. The turning of the head to one side when sleeping in this position is another cause of such a curvature. All of this can lead to inflammation and pain in the neck muscles in addition to back pain. Finding the correct sleep position is essential and a good supportive pillow can help. Just ask if you want us to check your pillow!
- Try Chiropractic In summary, yes a chiropractor can help with headaches. Chiropractic care can help relieve headaches and migraine symptoms and prevent future attacks by addressing the root cause of the pain. Chiropractors use a variety of techniques to treat migraines, including:
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- Spinal manipulation
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Gentle adjustments to the spine and joints to improve spinal health and relieve pain
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- Soft tissue therapy
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Massage, taping, or other techniques to address issues with muscles, ligaments, tendons, and connective tissues
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- Lifestyle changes
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Recommendations for diet and exercise to improve health and reduce migraine attacks, also see top tips as above.
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- Posture and stretches
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We can check your posture and shoe you some simple stretches and movements that will help.
Chiropractic care is based on the idea that the body can heal itself when the spine is properly aligned and the nervous system is free from interference.
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