We all get them occasionally so what do you do to relieve the pain? Take a pain-killer or some such drug? No! There is a simpler and easier remedy, one that can be utilised far from the medicine cabinet.
I discovered this method a few years ago and it has worked a treat ever since. The only caveat is that it hasn’t been caused by something you have consumed. The type of headache I am talking about is the one that comes on at any time and has no reason.
What gave me the idea was seeing people with eyestrain rubbing/massaging their temples. I thought, wait a minute what they are basically doing is helping a) the eye muscles to relax and b) easing the blood flow around the eyes. The latter was the catalyst for my thinking. Restricted blood flow could cause swelling in the veins or arteries. The swelling is then impinging on nerve ends causing pain ie headache.
Ok, the following is NOT medical advice it is just a trick I use that helps me! If you want to try it then accept the responsibility. Oh btw, you can pre-empt a headache by following this procedure every now and again. The more you practise the easier it gets.
Start off by spreading the thumb and fingertips of both hands across the skull. Now slowly but firmly sort of slide/spider walk your fingers over your head. Generally you will feel under one of your fingers, somewhere, a heightened sensation of pain. Stop the spider walk and, keeping your fingers steady, feel around with the finger/thumb that found the pain. When you feel the pain increase take your finger off then find the pain again. Now without lifting the finger start pumping slowly on this point ie press/release continuously about 5 or 6 times. Your headache should be relieved. What I believe I am doing is moving the cause of the blockage and allowing the blood to flow more smoothly. If the headache is still apparent try again because there may be more than one headache spot on your skull.
If multiple attempts still don’t work then you might have to resort to a pain-killer or the hair of a dog.
