How to treat migraine

Headache may seem like a minor ailment, but it actually hides greater hidden dangers. Especially for patients who are prone to periodic migraines, they must pay attention to it and receive treatment as soon as possible. Experts remind that if you often have headaches and are accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and other uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for examination and treatment, because this means that you are very likely suffering from migraines.

What are some good ways to treat migraines? Headache experts point out that successful methods of quickly curing headaches are still rare in recent years. Many experiences tell us that the best way to treat migraines is to persist in long-term conditioning in daily life. So, now let’s take a closer look at some effective methods of treating migraines in life.

Migraine is usually a throbbing headache that recurs on one or both sides of the temporal region. It may be accompanied by visual and somatic auras before the attack and is often accompanied by vomiting during the attack. It is more common in females, about 3 to 4 times that of males. The disease usually begins in adolescence, with the age of onset being 25 to 34 years old. A few cases occur in childhood or after middle age.

Experts recommend the following treatments for migraines:

1. Rub the temples:

Every morning after waking up and before going to bed at night, use the middle fingers of both hands to press and rub your temples in circles. First rub 7 to 8 circles forward, then rub 7 to 8 circles backward. Repeat this several times for several days, and the migraine can be greatly relieved.

2. Combing pain points:

Place the ten fingertips of both hands on the most painful area on the head, and perform a light and quick massage like combing your hair. Comb and massage 100 times back and forth each time. Do this once in the morning, noon, and before dinner every day, and you can achieve the purpose of relieving pain.

3. Soak your hands in hot water:

When a migraine attacks, you can immerse your hands in a pot of hot water (the water temperature should be the limit that your hands can tolerate after being immersed in the water) and soak for about half an hour. This will dilate the blood vessels in your hands and reduce the blood flow to the brain, gradually alleviating the migraine.

4. Tea therapy:

Worthy of recommendation is Jiuwei Shouan Tea, which contains mulberry leaves, mint, chrysanthemum, bamboo leaves, patchouli, angelica dahurica and other ingredients, which can relieve and regulate migraines, etc.

Migraine prevention methods

1. Diet and health care

Foods to avoid that trigger migraines:

(1) Foods high in tyramine, such as coffee, chocolate, and dairy products.

(2) Animal fats account for 49.8% of all food factors that induce migraines. Strict control of animal fats can prevent migraine attacks.

(3) Alcoholic beverages: especially red wine, white wine, lemon juice, citrus fruits, ice cream, etc.

(4) Beef sausage, preserved meat, soy sauce, etc.

2. Lifestyle and health care

Pay attention to your regular life, avoid excessive fatigue, excessive stress, and prevent and treat sub-health conditions. Find out what triggers and relieves your headaches and avoid them when possible. Such as avoiding certain foods, maintaining a regular schedule, and eating regularly. Adherence to these regimens, whether during the week, weekends or holidays, is important for reducing headache attacks, and following these recommendations helps 30% of patients. Others advocate regular exercise, such as long-distance running, which can effectively reduce the occurrence of headaches.

Traditional Chinese medicine has concluded that massaging the head, rubbing the temples, soaking hands in hot water, and tea therapy are all effective ways to treat migraines. Therefore, people with migraines should not rely solely on drug treatments. It may be more effective to adopt some effective small methods. Among them, the key to staying away from migraines is prevention. We remind everyone to develop good living and eating habits to avoid recurring headaches.