Headaches - Holistic and Alternative Medicine Solutions

Muscle Tension Headaches (also known as "stress headaches") make up 90% of all headaches.

Headache treatment depends on what caused it. A headache arising from visual problems can often be cured by eyeglasses. An infection headache of the sinuses or ears is relieved when the infection subsides. But the most common headaches are usually treated with painkillers. The hundreds of millions of dollars spent each year on everything from aspirin and ibuprofen to prescription drugs may provide blessed relief, but please remember -- the pain may be gone but the cuase of the headche is not corrected. That's why we may see millions of people swallowing pills for years, possibly suffering from the side effects on long-term medication -- and not getting any better, only temporarily feeling better. Today, millions of headache sufferers are turning to natural, frugless approaches to health.

Holistic and alternative medicine therapies can help with headaches.

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Chiropractic for Headaches

Researches have often notes the relationship between the spine and many types of headaches. For example, one study of 6000 long-term (2-25 years) headache sufferers revealed that nect injury (whiplash, falls) was the most important factor in the cause of the headache and should be suspected in every nonspecific case of headache.

For over one hundred years, doctors of chiropractic have observed an intimiate relationship between the spine and headaches. Many migraine patients have claimed relief under chiropractic care.

In other words, if you suffer from headaches often, make sure your spine is healthy. See your chiropractor.

Reiki

One of the most acceptable ways to describe Reiki is as "a bioenergetic system for stress relief." Philip Chan, M.D.

Headaches very rarely actually originate in the head - that's just where we feel them. Reiki treatments will scan your whole body. interested in seeing if a "non-traditional bioenergetic system of stress relief would reduce her/his symptoms." Reiki treatments may have sensations of heat, cold, tingling, pressure, waves of energy, or nothing, but there is a an substantial observed improvement after treatments as short as 15 minutes.

A large number of headaches come from the stomach - think about where the meridian lines flow. Headaches very rarely actually originate in the head - that's just where we feel them. For Reiki students, you should scan your whole body and you will heal your headaches easily,
Love and light, Christina

Acupuncture Can Help Migraine and Headache Sufferers

Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine have been used to relieve Headaches and Migraines, as well as their underlying causes, for thousands of years and is a widely accepted form of treatment for headaches in our society. There are acupuncturists that specialize in the treatment of headaches and migraines and can help you manage your pain with acupuncture and Chinese herbs alone, or as part of a comprehensive treatment program.

Massage Therapy reduces headache frequency

Massage can significantly reduce the number of headaches experienced by people with chronic tension headaches, and decreased the duration of the headaches, according to a recent study.

-Source: Boulder College of Massage Therapy. Authors: Christopher Quinn, Clint Chandler and Albert Moraska, Ph.D. Originally published in American Journal of Public Health, October 2002, Vol. 92, No. 10, pp. 1,657-1,661.

What alternative therapies for headache worked for you? Sharing your own experiences often helps others. We'd love to know.