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Stress Induced Tension Headache Cures
Hi. How your headaches start will to a large extent determine how you treat them, or more importantly how you prevent them. I guess the easy solution is to follow the common advice and reach for a pain killer for rapid relief. This is of course a valid short term solution, but it doesn't address the cause and therefore doesn't provide any measure of prevention. In this article we will look at stress induced headaches & muscular tension. Stress induced tension requires a number steps. You may elect for a neck adjustment or massage, but the source of the stress still remains, and the build up of tension will begin the moment the stressful thought or situation presents itself again. If you can solve the stress that's great, but quite often we can't influence circumstances. The good news is that the power to release the stress lies within you.
Firstly, stop and begin to breathe deeply. Slow long breaths right down to your stomach. Sit in a comfortable position, close your eyes and listen to and feel your breath. If the stressful thoughts invade then either allow a word like 'calm',' relax', 'peaceful', or 'happy' to float through your mind, or visualize your favorite/happy memory. Just stay with this for a few minutes. Find a place to do this in your busy day - in your car, preferably when it is parked! Go to the bathroom, anywhere where you can grab a few moments to breathe and relax. You can do this in a public place, just focus into your coffee, or a shop window, de-focus your eyes and breathe and relax. I cannot overstate how important this simple method is to reduce stress and therefore tension headaches.
It's well worth your while doing some form of relaxation therapy, e.g. Qigong, Tai Chi, Yoga or meditation. Stress tension rarely resolves without some form of intervention; it is mostly likely to keep building into a level of muscular tension which causes chronic neck and back pain and headaches. Magnesium complex powder at a dose of 1 teaspoon morning and night, will reduce your muscular tension around your neck, plus a hot pack to soften the muscles. Take care the hot pack dos not burn you. A good multi-B vitamin supplement will also reduce your stress symptoms. So take steps today to release the tension in your life, painkillers won't do it, nobody else can do it it's up to you. Breathe! Relax! and Breathe again. Relax and enjoy life!
About the Author and for more specific information go to: http://www.livingwellpublications.com/wellness/headacheprevention/
Hi Ian Newton here. I have a clinical interest in headaces and pain.
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