Some simple methods to treat headache. When you are headache, try these way to treat headache.
Headache is one of the strongest signals of the body, it means that your body is “overload” both physical and mental. There are many types of headaches and they are different from their causes, position, etc. These headaches include:
Some experience to treat headache
- Simple headache: often caused by stress, sensitivity to the weather or changes in atmospheric pressure, hypertension, or lack of oxygen, etc. At that time, you have punching headache with slight buzzing sound and the beat in your head…
- Headache due to stress: Often caused by muscle strain or gait deviations. Pain likes being maltreated that occur in temples, it starts from behind the head and neck or forehead and then spread to whole the head.
- Cluster headache: Pain as pierced, flush hot occurs at one side of the headache and always at the same place, unknown causes.
- Migraine pain: The pain occurs in only one side of the head, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting and visual problems. It often caused by genetic factors or circulatory disorders in the brain.
The pain often is caused by many reason, it usually starts with the head and neck muscle tension. Headaches can also be a symptom of some diseases such as allergies, infections or drinking too much alcohol. The phenomenon of spasm or dilation of blood vessels as well as the changes in pressure in the head (this can happen when the weather changes) can also cause headaches.
The simple methods of natural treatment include relaxation exercise, massage, etc also bring positive results.
Washing with warm water can relieve stress and relax the blood vessels thus it leads to decrease headaches. If you add a few drops of attar of citronella into warm water, it will help to ease stress and reduce headaches.
You can alleviate headaches by covering with cold towel, sauna, reflexology massage or relax. Need to reduce exposure to external stimuli, so choosing the suitable exercise outdoor, does not smoke and drink alcohol.
Relax and creating the quiet environment, avoiding external stimuli such as loud noises, glare, your room need to have fresh airy atmosphere, pulling blinds, turn off all electronic devices such as radios, television, telephone, etc. If you live in a very noisy place, you can find the way to cover your ear, it can be better to relax with the help of yoga techniques, …
Headache treatment by acupressure: use your thumb and index finger press two vents at both two sides of eyebrow along from eyebrow vent to two temples vents and a vent at the top of the head. Then, you curve four fingers brushed down the hair close to the scalp every 5-10 minutes, moderate force.
Soak the foot in the warm water about 37°C will help you have better the blood flow from the legs to the top and vice versa, about 5 minutes, you can add the hot water until the temperature reaches 41-42°C, soak your feet about 15 minutes, then wipe off and rest about 20 minutes.
Proper nutrition:
- Need full of nutrition, increase fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, meat, fish, reduce fat, sugar and stimulants.
- Do not skip meals, if you are too busy, you can eat a piece of fruit or a cup of milk,… is ok.
- When having a headache, you can cover you head with ice. It is one of the most effective ways to treat headache without medicine. Use as soon as possible, it is more effective when you both cover your head with ice and cover your forehead and temples at the same time.
- For some people, they feel better when applying the reverse way, that is soaking in warm water or spray hot water to head, neck, nape, shoulder. After a stressful day, nothing is as pleasant as soaking in warm water with a little salt or flakes aromatherapy. Sometimes, temperatures can reduce stress, increase blood circulation and relaxes the muscles.
