Migraine treatments can be a maze of many different options and ways to rid yourself from the agonizing effects of the migraine symptoms. Most migraine patients choose the ever popular prescription medications which do have an effect of your migraine symptoms but they also bring with them some frustrating side effects which are unneeded and unwanted. I recommend using a more natural or holistic approach to your migraine treatment. This will allow you to minimize the symptoms and occurrences of your migraine episodes as well as keep you safe from things going from bad to worse. These natural treatments could range from massage therapy to curbing supplemental deficiencies. Now most people wouldn’t think that putting tiny needles in specific parts on the body would be a good treatment for migraines but acupuncture has been doing the job for centuries. Originating in ancient China, this technique of stimulating muscles and joints and skin to release toxins and re-balance the energy of the body is powerful as well for the migraine condition.
The Migraine Process
Migraine headaches are not really headaches but are in fact a neurological condition that develops in the brain. When a migraine is in the early stages, the blood vessels in the brain begin to enlarge and or expand causing intense pain in the head that resembles a pounding or throbbing. The pain of a migraine is felt unilaterally which means it is felt on one side of the head right above the eye. As the blood vessels in the brain expand, they begin to release a harmful chemical into the brain; the released chemical then attacks with fierceness the brain’s arteries creating a whole slew of migraine symptoms to unleash and inflict misery on the migraine patient. The symptoms build and build until the blood vessels return to their original size and the arteries are no longer affected by the attacking chemical.
Massage Therapy with Aroma Therapy
Getting a massage is a great way to help minimize the stress of a migraine attack in a preventative way of course; because once the migraine has begun its symptoms, there is really very little that can be done to minimize the onslaught. A professional therapist will not give you a deep-tissue massage as this would only irritate your situation further. They will focus on the sub-occipital muscle group which runs from the top of the spine to the bottom. Since neck stress and back tension are big triggers of migraine headaches, therapeutic massages are great in preventative means.
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