Headaches are extremely common, with more than 6 million Australians experiencing some form of headaches on a regular basis. Headaches are also one of the most common reasons Australians give for missing a day of school or work. Headaches can have many causal factors including stress, heredity, lack of sleep, infections, diseases, injuries and lifestyle factors, it is estimated that around 15% of the Australian population takes pain-relieving medications on a regular basis.
With a busy schedule juggling work and personal responsibilities, including meetings with co-workers and clients, traveling extensively for business spending long hours on projects and consultations, managing household tasks like meal preparation and childcare. From sitting long hours on planes to lifting heavy loads and navigating construction sites, the demand of your day to day routine can be physically and mentally exhausting.
No matter your profession, business owner, doctor, body trainer, swimmer, office worker, teacher, driver, web-designer, architecture, technician or full time mother - life is always bustling with activities. Whether we choose it or not, there's a constant stream or tasks and responsibilities that propel our lives forward and that when headaches often disrupt our routines and make even the simplest tasks feel agonising. It's challenging to get through the day when you're contending with a headache.
What are the options to alleviate headaches?
Take a painkiller - can help relieving, reducing inflammation and blocking pain signals. Despite, taking a painkiller is the way to go to most people but taking too often can be overused especially those containing caffeine or codeine can lead to medication overuse, These headaches often become more frequent and severe over time.
Drink water - by staying hydrated can help alleviate headaches.While dehydration is a common cause of headaches, other factors could be contributing to your headache that may not be relieved solely by drinking water and often drinking water doesn't get rid of a headache from my experience.
Resting - Stop doing and start resting your body and mind helps reducing the tension. Resting does surely help reduce a headache but it will take a while before you can get better and how long do you need to rest while everything is waiting to be done?
Healthy lifestyle habits - change your life style activities. It is best to change your lifestyle habits, can you?
For many years, I've experimented with various methods to alleviate my headaches when they strike. On particularly bad days, despite drinking water and attempting to rest, relief doesn't come quickly. While I'm hesitant to rely on painkillers unless absolutely necessary, sometimes even they fail to provide relief for my severe headaches. It's incredibly frustrating to face a workday with pounding head, heavy eyes, and impaired concentration. While these remedies may have some effect, they're often not fast-acting enough, leaving me with a lingering headache for days.
The good news is that the most common type of headache (tension headache) responds well to massage therapy; particularly remedial massage. If you are diagnosed with a tension headache and are looking for quick and natural relief, remedial massage for headaches can help you.
Studies have shown that remedial massage can be very effective in reducing both tension-type headaches and chronic migraines. Not only can remedial massage help relieve pain; it can also help decrease the duration, intensity, and frequency of headaches and minimise the chance of recurrence.
A Massage - magic touch of healing
How a massage can heal your headache and how quick it can get rid of your headache?
Muscle Tension Reduction: it helps relax tense muscles in the neck, shoulders, and head, which can contribute to tension headaches.
Improve Blood Circulation: it can promote better blood flow to the head and neck, which may help reduce headache pain, especially those caused by poor circulation.
Stress Relief: it promotes relaxation and reduces stress, which can be significant triggers for tension headaches and migraines.
Release of Endorphins: it stimulates the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, which can help reduce headache discomfort.
Trigger Point Release: massage therapy can target specific trigger points or knots in the muscles that may be contributing to headache pain.
Often a massage can get rid of your headache in one session as a professional massage therapist knows where the trigger point is, unless your headache is severe then you may need more than 1 hours or repeat the treatment in the next day.
No, you don't have to wait that long until it goes away, we can help you sort your day out with a professional therapist and a proper massage technique.
Moreover, our massage not only reduce your headache but also make you feel like a day in paradise!
Overall, massage can provide both short-term and long-term management of headaches, particularly tension headaches and migraines.
La Massage team provides remarkable techniques for your pain!
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