Undertaking the task of treating or trying to treat the pain and symptoms associated with migraine headaches can be overwhelming – even for a medical professional. Migraine headaches, causes, symptoms and migraine treatments are still somewhat of a mystery to the medical world. For decades, medical professionals had very few migraine treatment options to share with their migraine patients; even now with all the advancements in modern medicines, it seems as though there are still gaps regarding an effective migraine treatment.
Research teams have spent countless hours seeking out information regarding the underlying cause for chronic migraines, migraine cures as well as a guaranteed treatment that will relive migraine pain and have come up empty handed. Though no cure has been found or 100% guarantee for migraine relief, however, researchers and scientists has accumulated enough information to help chronic migraine sufferers lessen their migraine frequencies and their length of their migraine.
Advancements
Migraine causes may still be a mystery, but evidence has been brought to light regarding migraine triggers and the role they play in help set the stage for a migraine attack. Migraine triggers are factors that could play a leading role in creating the start of a migraine or the enlarging of the blood vessels. Migraine triggers include:
- Foods
- Chocolate
- Wine
- Caffeine
- Aged Cheese
- Smells
- Perfume
- Body Odor
- Cigarette Smoke
- Sleep
- Lack Of Sleep
- Too Much Sleep
- Interrupted Sleep
- Stress
- Hormones
- Weather Changes
When a body comes into contact with a migraine trigger, their body over the next several days begins to undergo a physiological change that ultimately leads to a migraine headache. Since migraine triggers are unable to be avoided, chronic migraine sufferers need to discover a migraine treatment or migraine plan that can and will help cease the migraine intensity.
Action Plan
Once an encounter with a migraine trigger has been had there are several steps that an individual can take to lessen the impact the migraine could potentially have.
Step #1 Get Sleep
Step #2 Eliminate Stress
Step #3 Low Impact Exercise
Step #4 Massage
Step #5 Find A Quiet Place To Rest
Having a plan in place can help eliminate the stress that often comes when a migraine threatens to interrupt one’s schedule and life.
Tags: Massage Therapy, migraine, migraine attack, migraine headaches, migraine triggers, neurological condition, physiotherapy
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