Do You Suffer From Chronic Headaches?  Therapeutic Massage Can Help.

            Many migraine sufferers have tight, stiff, tender muscles in the back of the head, neck, and shoulders. These muscles often have tight bands or knots that are sensitive to pressure. Pressure on these points in the muscle may cause pain in the head, which is similar to the pain of a migraine. These points are called trigger points. Massaging and applying steady pressure to these trigger points can ultimately reduce the pain and tightness in the muscles and can decrease headache pain and migraines in some sufferers. Medication for headaches is not the treatment of choice for long-term management.

MASSAGE TREATMENT GOALS

Massage therapy is a healthy maneuver to reduce stress and tension and relieve trigger point referral pain. Therapeutic massage sessions for treatment of chronic headaches should initially be scheduled one to times per week for 4 to 6 weeks, decreasing sessions as symptoms become more manageable. Stretching and strengthening exercises should be implemented as part of your therapy and continued as self-care methods.

The fact is, Migraine headaches, Tension headaches, and Cervicogenic headaches (relating to the bones and nerves in your neck), can all be effectively managed, reduced and in many cases prevented from reoccurring through a combination treatment program including massage therapy, strengthening exercises, posture awareness, Chiropractic or Osteopathic care, and relaxation breathing.

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