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3 Tips To Instantly Help Relieve Headaches And Neck Pain

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

A headache can be debilitating, but when your neck seizes up and you can’t move properly it seems so much worse.

No one wants to stop for a headache and neck pain, so below are my three top tips for managing the pain.

1. Keep Hydrated – Water is essential to our bodies and the top three signs of dehydration are headaches, dry lips and aching limbs. Water is the best medication, it is free and can do not harm. Try to drink every day, don’t wait for headaches to strike before you remember.

2.Hot And Cold Compacts ” Tension in you neck can cause a headache, equally a headache can cause you to tense up and your neck to become stiff ” the chicken and egg of headaches. Treat your neck as much as you would treat your headache. Try alternating hot and cold compacts to increase the blood flow and loosen the neck muscles.  Read more...

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How To Cure A Migraine And Not Max On Tablets

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

How do we control or stop a migraine without taking the traditional pain killer? Its common knowledge now that there are other methods to reduce the onslaught of migraines – some of those methods are long-gone tried and trusted ways that would have been used a long while back when no paracetemol was available on the shelves in the chemist. In fact, there are all forms of concoctions using herbs that are commonly grown in the backyard that will help to reduce migraine symptoms. That information would fill up my day to provide for you, so instead here are a few simple ways to help you combat the migraine.

* Studies show that getting a good amount of sleep through the night is helpful in reducing the symptoms of regular migraine. This means around 7 to 9 hours of sleep a night. Not at all easy for everyone nor is it possible for many due to work commitments or a young child to care for and any of a number of other reasons.  Read more...

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Sinus Problems Or Migraine – Which Are You Suffering With?

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

The differences between suffering a migraine and suffering from sinus problems may seem to be minute, to the point that its very difficult to tell which is which and what you are actually suffering from. In actuality there are a number of clear pointers which make it fairly obvious on the whole if its a migraine or if its sinuses. Lets have a look now at which is which.

The term for this sort of event is “prodromata”. It occurs when the blood vessels constrict and then suddenly come open which causes leakage through the walls of the blood vessels. It brings about a throbbing sensation and is the cause of the headache. It most often is worse than a tension headache and most people find that lying down with a cold compress applied to the head is the best form of remedy. The compress will help to constrict the blood vessels that are swollen. Migraines are very variable in nature. For example, with the onset of pregnancy or menopause they can become worse or indeed stop all together.  Read more...

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Are there Sexual Headaches?

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Orgasm is supposed to be an enjoyable and positive experience for most people, but it can be less enjoyable for others who discover that it starts coital headaches. For these people, sexual activity of any kind can result in coital headache attacks.

Technically, a headache, or cephalalgia, is a symptom of various conditions of the head and sometimes the neck too. They can be classified into two main groups: primary or idiopathic, and symptomatic, although there are other ways of classifying them too; for example by severity.

Basically, primary headaches have a known or unknown reason, whereas symptomatic headaches are often the result of trauma. Primary headaches include amongst others: migraine, tension headaches, cluster headaches and coital headaches.

Coital headaches, also called coital cephalalgia or sexual headaches, is a rare, but painful form of headache that begins in the nape of the neck during sexual intercourse, but before climax. It can occur in all conditions where climax is the expected result. The pain can move to behind the eyes and can then be even more severe. Typically the pain will last from a few minutes to an hour or so, but some cases have been known to last for days in the worst cases.  Read more...

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The Health Risks of Having Migraines While You Are Pregnant

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

There are many additional health risks to having a baby. Let’s have a look at the association of migraines during pregnancy and the increase in risk to you and your baby.

Experiencing migraines while pregnant has been linked to an increase in the chance of having a stroke, according to a study in the United States. It found that you were fifteen times more likely to have a stroke compared to woman who were not pregnant.

Data was collected from over thirty three thousand pregnant women who were also diagnosed with migraines.

Age was a determining factor, as women over the age of 40 were nearly two and a half times more likely to suffer from a migraine than women under the age of twenty. White women were also more likely to experience migraines during pregnancy than any other race or ethnicity.

There has also been a connection between migraines and an increase in heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, blood clots and high cholesterol. It has been suggested that the migraine indicates that there may be problems with the cardiovascular system.  Read more...

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Cluster Migraines and Magnesium – The Ultimate Treatment For Cluster Headaches?

Friday, January 8th, 2010

When I first found out my husband suffers from one of the most severe headaches that exist, cluster headaches, I also learned that there isn’t a successful treatment at this time. The first thing I did when we got home was going online and look for everything I could find on cluster migraines. I did find a couple of treatments that aren’t proven yet, but that did help a large number of cluster headache sufferers.

One of these remedies deals with using magnesium. Even though physicians have not yet uncovered the bond between cluster migraines and magnesium, it is safe to say that magnesium supplements could aid in the elimination of painful cluster headaches while some scenarios even bring down the amount of attacks throughout an active cycle.

Why magnesium deficiencies are not identified or treated

Prior to 1956, nobody knew that people could become magnesium deficient. Since that time, only a minimal sect of the medical world and general population has grown to know about the prevalence of magnesium deficiencies and their affect on health. Why is this so? Well, the most significant problem is due to the fact that most doctors not being trained on magnesium. If a physician is unfamiliar with this issue, than how could they diagnose it or so much as even educate others about it? Before there can be additional research done on the correlation between one’s health and magnesium, the issue will remain.  Read more...

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Quick Guide To Headache & Migraine Prevention

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Although there are many kinds of headaches and migraines, the reasons why they occur are common and are generally not too difficult to prevent. If they are a problem for you, try these natural approaches to preventing or curing them.

First of all, it is worth noting that research has shown that as many as 90% of migraines and headaches are a result of dehydration. This means that simply drinking water at regular intervals can be enough to prevent the majority of problems. It is also best to stay away from coffee, soft drinks, and other sources of caffeine, as these cause you to further dehydrate.

The importance of sleep in alleviating just about every kind of pain should not be overlooked. Sleep is vital for remaining calm, relaxed and stress-free, and just as significant in the prevention of migraines and headaches. Everyone needs at least 6 hours sleep a night, but ideally a couple more than that too.

Regular activity helps prevent headaches and migraines because it lowers stress levels, boosts endorphins, and improves cardiovascular health. Do some aerobic exercise after you wake up for at least 15 minutes. You can keep it light and easy, as the purpose is just to get your blood cells, which contain oxygen, flowing more readily around your body, particularly to your brain.  Read more...

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How to Relieve Headaches With Chiropractic

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Headaches are overlooked so much as a phase which will go away. Many people are unwise to the fact headaches are a sign of a problem, not just a less than desireable moment in time. One probable cause of headaches are spinal misalignments. These are stress responses which are caused by muscle tightness either in the neck or spine. They cause the cervical bones to lock up and this interferes the nerves causing disruption of communications to the brain.

The headache may seem like a dull pain or sometimes a sharp one, but a subluxation is a highly uncomfortable situation to have. If it is not treated or it is masked by drugs, then the problem could cause a problem to more areas. The neck and trapezius muscles are also highly affected but go untreated.

A chiropractor can assess the situation of constant or regular headaches. If there is a physical imbalance, whereby the spine or head is off center causing a subluxation, then the body’s alignment will be affected as well. Another cause is emotional stress, as this can result in headaches and can be treated by appropriate doctors. The third problem of headaches is abuse of chemical toxins in the body. This can cause the communication between brain and indeed the nervous system to have problems. Headaches can just be a secondary problem to a more major one.  Read more...

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The Treatment of Headaches

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

When we are suffering from a headache it is natural to try to think of ways to stop the pain. However, because there are different types of headaches, the treatments may work for only a few of the headache types. There are two different ways of stopping the pain caused by headaches. These types of headache treatment are named prophylactical and abortive headache treatments.

The prophylactic treatment must be taken everyday in order to reduce the frequency of the attacks and to control the severity of the headache. Abortive headache treatment is begun only when the headache starts.

However, you should understand that your physician will not prescribe any prophylactic headache treatment unless you are having several, frequent headache attacks a month. Furthermore, when you take the prophylactic medication you will be checked for side effects like weight gain, water retention, lethargy, memory impairment and hallucinations.

The treatment of headaches with prophylactic medication begins with a low dosage. The dosage is then increased regularly. You will also be tested every month or so to find out if the treatment is effective. Your doctor will also check that you are not on any other types of medicine or vitamin supplements during this early phase of your headache treatment.  Read more...

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The Different Types Of Headaches

Monday, December 28th, 2009

There are a large number of well-known sort of headache, which include, but are not limited to: sinus headaches, migraine headaches, tension headaches, chronic headaches, blood pressure headaches, chronic cluster headaches and tension headaches.

A migraine headache can be a rather severe, debilitating headache. This sort of headache has a deep effect on the every day lives of its sufferers. The pain is either a pulsating sensation or sometimes a throbbing type of head pain. This throbbing pain can vary from moderate to severe. The symptoms of migraine headaches include nausea and extreme audio-visual sensitivity. The migraine kind of headache usually comes with a precursive warning sensation sometimes called an ‘aura’.

This aura can come in the form of changes in visual perception. You may see bright flashes, zig-zags and sometimes you may even lose part of your vision. You may even experience numbness or tingling in your arms. These warning symptoms will fade a while before the migraine attack begins. A migraine headache can last for about 3 days without any medication, before it recedes.  Read more...

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