best way to get rid of i think a tension headache?
its in the lower back of my head right above my neck. ive had this before and now its back,its driving me crazy, ive took ibprofen 800 but it upsets my stomach. heat or cold on it?? even went to the e.r. before cuz it caused a migraine..i just dont want to get to the migraine point again..any tips???
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1. I saw a headache doc about these and he did this manipulation of my head - cured it instantly, the pain was completely gone.It sounded like he was breaking my neck, but it really worked.
Excedrin also has a tension headache medicine, but if ibuprofen upsets your stomach, this might too. It has caffeine in it.
2. sounds like you have a muscular migraine (in the back of the head, tightness in upper shoulders & neck), try taking Aleve it is an naproxen, which my neurologist told me to take. Then you can apply ice or a cold pak to the back of your neck to help releave the tightening there.
I had a doctor manipulate my neck & crack it for me & it sure didn't help me, but that doesn't mean that maybe your neck is out of aline or even your back which will cause migraines.
I know when my son starts getting a migriane I can crack his back & it helps releave it alot of the time.
3. Go to a good chiropractor, they help
4. my mom told me this works, headaches you use lavender oil on your neck ,tempels and forehead.
5. Read this webpage I wrote on headaches:
http://www.a-body-for-living.com/massage-for-headaches.html
Perhaps it can give you a few ideas for treatment.
6. When all else fails... may finally want to consider consultation with a doctor of Chiropractic. They are specialists in headache treatment. Most cases respond dramatically to this form of therapy.
When you are able to determine where the problem originates, it remains pretty obvious where the treatment for the problem has to begin. This area is undergoing a process of an inflammation and will involve several of the cranial nerves (as experienced with the migraine). It is called a syndrome as it involves several symptoms, other than a headache.
This particular site of inflammation is the result of unequal muscle tension where the muscles fasten to the base of the skull. Applying a torsion of the skull itself. A reduction of this unequal status will allow the inflammatory process to be reduced and alleviate the symptoms presenting presently.
