Get Rid Of Your
Headaches And Neck Pain

Headaches and neck pain are perhaps the most frequent troublemakers in our day-to-day lives.

You might wonder about the root causes behind your painful head and neck.

One of the root causes towards headaches and neck pain is your poor posture.

Your neck is blessed with such a structure that it can sustain an incredible amount of motion. However, the structure of your neck is vulnerable to wear-and-tear from Arthritis.

As your delicate neck acts as a bridge between your body and head, over-stretching either of them can result in “whiplash” stress in your neck. Neck pain accompanied by persistent headaches can be a symptom of Meningitis also.

Headache problems can result out of minor and major injuries. Sometimes, trauma, old injuries and constant stressful conditions can give birth to headaches.

When you suffer from headaches or neck pain, the muscles in your neck region tend to become stiff. The pain might percolate into your shoulder regions. You might also experience a one-sided or a double-sided headache.

Often the head is forced to turn on one side due to acute pain. The neck posture also becomes abnormal. This condition is called Torticollis.

The base of your skull might first be affected with pain and subsequently you might feel a sense of weakness in your shoulder and arms. Your arms and fingers might experience a stinging sensation.

How to combat
To combat headaches, first start rectifying your posture. The basic “fix-it” rule is to keep your neck in a “neutral” position as much as possible. Try not to remain in a particular position too long a time.

Maintain a good posture, keep your back supported and your knees slightly lower than your hips. Keep your arms rested. Do not develop the habit of reading in bed with several pillows stacked under your head.

You might consider purchasing supportive products like mini desks and wedging pillows.

The remedies headaches and neck pain
Simple painkillers like Paracetamol, anti-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen etc. can give you some relief.

Secondly, gentle massage of neck muscles augmented by aromatic oils often helps.

Thirdly, simple exercises can help you in restoration of neck movements and ease localized stiffness.

Headaches and neck pain gain more intensity with stress. Hence, proper relaxation techniques can help you out. You might consider relaxation of neck muscles with the help of audiotapes.

It is a well-established fact that physiotherapy plays a key-role in handling headaches and neck pain. A physiotherapist first determines the actual pain-originating areas through a pain re-creation process.

The tender areas are subjected to Prolotherapy injections. Chronic headaches are addressed by Prolotherapy sessions.

The Prolotherapy sessions target the affected base of skull, cervical vertebral ligaments, posterior-lateral clavicle and Trapezius muscle attaches. Anaesthesia is involved in the process leading to instant relief.

Posted by Jan Heering
Headache – Migraine Treatment Expert and Author
Founder and President of the Morpheus Institute and
www.headache-migraine-release.com

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