When your head is pounding, you just want it to stop. There are so many things in your daily life that can make your headache. From traffic jams to work deadlines, tension to tightness, you may be willing to do anything to find relief from that constant pain in your head. If you have suffered from headache pain, you know just how unbearable it can be. We’ve got good news: Help is here for finding headache relief!
Help your headaches with these 4 tips and kiss headache pain goodbye!
Avoid Foods that Trigger Headaches
Headaches can actually be an allergy symptom that is triggered by certain foods. Try keeping a food diary to write down what foods are causing your headaches. Some common headache-causing culprits include chocolate, red wine, coffee, cheese, and processed meats. Keep those foods far far away and don’t skip meals.
Fight Headaches with Exercise
You may think that headaches and exercise don’t mix but that’s a myth! Regular exercise may reduce the frequency or severity of headaches and even prevent them by reducing tension in your muscles and joints. Walking, jogging, biking, and yoga are all great exercise options for headache relief. Remember to always warm up and stretch prior to your exercise.
Drink Up
Suffer from headaches? Water is your new best friend. Dehydration can be a leading cause of your headaches. The lack of water leads to reduced blood and oxygen flow to the brain. As soon as you feel a headache coming on, try drinking a glass of water. Make it a habit to stay hydrated every single day.
Massage it Away
Massage is helpful in addressing migraine headaches and tension headaches to help relieve pain and discomfort, often by loosening muscles and tightness. Try massaging your temples or the front of your forehead to diminish your headache pain, or your neck and shoulders.
Still not finding relief from your headaches?
If you suffer from constant headaches, neck, shoulder or back pain, DHT Physical Therapy offers effective treatment options that will have you back to enjoying your life in no time.
