Massage Therapy for Tension Headaches
Headaches can be triggered by any number of things. Massage therapy has shown very promising results in the relief and treatment of some tension headaches. Of the dozens and dozens of muscles in the head and neck, any number of them can be the source of your headache pain. Getting rid of this pain with massage may a more long term solution than turning to over the counter medications, like Tylenol and Advil.
Why are these headaches occurring to start with? For some possible answers you can look to your posture during your day-to-day activities. Perhaps, your posture and resting positions take a turn in response to stress and other emotions. What about the way you are sleeping? There are so many factors to consider. Click the link below to find out a little more about where your headaches may be coming from and what you can do to treat them.
Massage that Tension Headache!
What can help to relieve the pain besides pain killers? Massage therapy! In fact, a study showed that for chronic sufferers, after just one treatment the frequency of headaches was cut in half. (More information about the study can be found here.) Vancouver RMTs are trained to treat using techniques that can provide relief from headache pain. The offending muscles that produce pain, whether it is around your eyes, ears, neck, or head can be individually targeted using specific strokes and massage techniques to decrease tension and increase mobility.
Broadway Wellness is a community focused, multi-disciplinary wellness clinic. Located in the heart of Vancouver, our clinic offers services by highly skilled practitioners in the fields of Registered Massage Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, and Chiropractic Care through Network Spinal Analysis (NSA).