Miserable Muscles Number 4 – The Suboccipitals. The Head Holder Muscles. What Are the Suboccipital Muscles? The subocciptal muscles are the four muscles in the upper neck, and two of them are connected to your neck and your skull. The suboccipital muscles are small but they have a big effect on your headache. They can project …
Strain-Counterstrain Takes Away Head and Neck Pain Quick Pain Relief Do you have a tender point in your neck muscle that you just cannot seem to get rid of? The point aggravates your headache but you cannot make it go away. Try the treatment of Strain-Counterstrain and you may see …
Use Acupressure to Relieve Sinus Pressure Autumn Leaves and Allergies Fall may be your favorite season of the year. You may enjoy the fantastic foliage, football, the World Series, apple cider, hunting, hot cocoa on a crisp night…and allergies! If you suffer from migraines, fall may be your worst time of year. Many …
A RESTFUL SLEEP – SWEET DREAM YOUR HEADACHE AWAY Do you wake up in the morning with a headache? Is a bad night’s sleep one of your migraine triggers? Poor quality sleep may not only affect your migraine and tension headache, it can also increase your risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, stomach ulcers …
Miserable Muscle Number Three – the Temporalis. This one’s the Clencher Where are the temporalis muscles? Your temporalis muscles are located on your temples. They are a frequent source of throbbing headache pain. They are one of the main muscles that cause headaches. Several of the other main headache muscles, the sternocleidomastoid and the upper …
Acupressure…Get the Point? How does acupressure work? You have a very powerful tool at your fingertips that can relieve your headaches in less than a minute. Acupressure and acupuncture points are the same. Acupuncture can work well to relieve headaches, but you can’t do acupuncture on yourself. You can learn to use acupressure, …
Miserable Muscle Number Two – the Upper Trapezius, the Stress Holder Stress is a major headache trigger Stress is a major triggers for migraines. The upper trapezius is one of the primary muscles that holds that stress. It is a large muscle that extends from the top of the shoulder up to its attachment on …
Miserable Muscle Number One; the Sternocleidomastoid. Part Two Headaches and Tight Sternocleidomastoids Go Together The best time to come to the physical therapy clinic to be treated for a headache is when you have a headache. However, since people cannot manufacture a headache on the spot, I always offer my headache clients the option to …
Miserable Muscle Number One; the Sternocleidomastoid. Part One Do not try to say the name of this muscle, just get control over it. Muscle spasms can produce major headaches! The answer you need to know is which muscles are causing your headaches? How do you get those muscles to let go and give …
The Mastery Over Migraine blog is offered to you to give you medication-free techniques to quickly reduce your migraine headache pain. I am a physical therapist who is passionate about helping people relieve their suffering. Many people who have been afflicted with headaches for years, even decades, can leave our clinic with a path forward …
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