Relaxation can Help in Headache

Introduction:

Headaches are common in teens and particularly tension headache can last for more than 30 minutes per week in school going teens. Some other symptoms of major headache include

Difficulty in sleeping (insomnia)
Fatigue
Loss of appetite
Tenderness on scalp, jaw and shoulder muscle.

Tension headache is generally not aggravated by physical work and it is also not associated with other symptoms including nausea and vomiting. It is established that the biochemical balance in the brain and nitric oxide are responsible for the cause of tension headache. It is now believed that the relaxation techniques are most suitable for managing tension type headaches.

Stress is one of the most important triggers of tension headache and it can elevate the problem of a mild headache to chronic headache, if not managed properly. Due to stress, various other problems such as high blood pressure, high heart rate, insomnia and headache occur and aggravate at a continuous pace.

Relaxation:

Relaxation is one of the techniques used for managing stress, if proper relaxation techniques are used. We can combat the stress, which is a trigger for migraine headache.

Relaxation cause decrease in blood pressure and heart rate.
Relaxation can also normalize blood vessels in brain, causing increased blood flow to brain, which help in preventing migraine headache.

Relaxation should be aimed at

Reduced level of stress and anxiety.
Improvement in yourself and increase in self-awareness.
Improved inspiration and motivation
Enhanced mind’s potential.
Improved quality of sleep.

Types of Relaxation:

Deep Breathing: This is a simple relaxation technique. Allow yourself relaxed and breathe deeply through the nose. This will increase oxygen flow to your various organs and you will feel better.
Meditation and Yoga: In addition to deep breathing, in this technique you have to speak a mantra in rhythmic order. OM is a universally accepted mantra and following it may prevent the common diseases of throat, lung and chest. Deep breathing helps in oxygen flow.
Progressive relaxation: In this relaxation technique, you allow your muscles alternately tense and relaxed, causing exercises of your muscles. This relaxing technique will decrease the stress level and ultimately prevent migraine headache.

In addition to the relaxation some of the following common habits are useful for preventing tension headache.

Life Style:

The healthy life style is useful for preventing headache.
You should follow regular eating and sleeping schedules, even do not change the eating or sleeping schedules during vacation or weekends.
Regular physical exercises such as walking, biking etc may help in reducing headache.
Regular aerobic or gym exercises should be carried out under the supervision of experts.
Applying heat or ice, whatever suitable for you may prevent tension headache.
Muscle pain can be relieved from massage.
Avoid a single posture for long time. Don’t sit or stand for quite a long time. You should carry out regular stretching of muscles of hand, soldiers, foots etc.

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