Four Easty Ways to Relieve a Headache

Getting a headache is irritating.  It is sometimes hard to avoid the onset of a headache.

One cause can be when you are under a lot of pressure or stress.  This can make a headache come to you automatically.  It is quite possible to faint if the pain becomes so unbearable.

What is a headache anyway?  It can be a mild or a severe pain right inside your head.  Sometimes a headache can be felt at the base of your upper back or neck.  As I said, stress is a big cause of a headache.  There are other causes as well such as sitting too long in front of a computer screen, or hearing a lot of high-level noise.

Tension in the muscles at the neck, scalp and/or jaw can cause a headache.  The best thing to do when this happens is to get some sleep or use over-the-counter aspirin.

What do you do if you are not in a place where you can easily take a nap or you do not have an aspirin handy?

Try a massage on your head, neck or upper back.  You will need to apply pressure or have a vibration instrument on the soft tissues of the part that has a headache.  This will relieve stress brought on by psychological causes, relieve pain, improve circulation and other areas where there is tension.

You should find this easy to do no matter where you are—work, home, on a bus, at the mall, etc.

Here are four massages for the healing of a headache:

1. Massage of the Eyes – Simply close your eyes and place your middle fingers to your eyes just about the cheekbones.  Massage gently, but firmly, in a circular motion.  One minute of doing this should be enough.

2. Massage from the Eyes to the Nose – Using your thumb touch the underside of your eyebrows, which is along the bone on top of your eye socket.  Feel for the bone meeting the bridge of your nose and eyes and then find a point where there is a small indentation.  Using a very gentle pressure press your thumbs right into the points.  Do this four times and hold the press for 10 seconds each time.

3.  Massaging the Neck – Start by moving the middle fingers of your hands on the back of your head while feeling the base of your skull.  Do this especially at the top of your neck where the base meets your skull.  Massage for a minute with your fingertips moving gently in a circular motion.

4.  Massaging the Scalp – This is when you use your palms on your scalp at the top.  Massage for a minute, but be gentle.

When you are done massaging take a deep breath and lift your shoulders up towards your ears.  Hold for five to ten seconds and then let your shoulders drop back down and into their natural position.

Do what you need to do a couple of times and your headache will feel less irritating or cause less pain.

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