Chronic headaches

[Marissa Likeeee]

Chronic headaches

Linda B. in NC

PS--- a self help techniques that helps some of my clients with chronic headaches is to lay flat on their mattress with their head very slightly off the edge ---- so that the weight is on that occipital ridge.  If they can stand it for 10-15 minutes, it can be the trick that relaxes that muscle.  It could be homework for STRESSMAN.....

Linda I just wanted you to know I had my client try this technique for just a few minutes at first while I was there. And he said it did relieve some pressure. He said he gets a lot of headaches around his eyebrows. But I think this may help relieve the tension and I bet that is what it is.

So hopefully he will keep lowering his head off of a surface in between sessions and that should help.

Thanks for the great advise.

I reread everybody's comments before I went to see them. I think that helped it gave me a little more confidence and I felt like I was workiing smarter not harder for once.

Thanks Linda B. thanks everybody!!

Trish

PS. I will see him in 2 wks. so I will know then just how well it worked!!

 

[Bench Bum]

Chronic headaches

BALLS...Question: you use balls just to compress a specific location (spine or hip), and then move to another, or roll the balls under the body along the spine.I was able to roll the balls along the whole spine, it really feels great: WOW. Sometimes, us, MTs need most the massage, not our clients.I was supporting myself on my legs and my newly crafted balls. Used the legs to roll my body up and down over the balls to work the whole spine - on the floor and also against a wall.Did i do it right?Somebody less than sportive type can do it safely? I guess people with knee-hip problems should avoid it?It seems there is quite a load on the legs.Thanks very much.I love those BALLS!terry

 

[shadowweavers]

Check for dysfunction in the levators.  This is a common place for headaches to originate.