Migraine and Headache Relief

Medication

As a migraine or headache sufferer, you're no doubt familiar with all the types of medication available on the market to help ease the pain. Some of these drugs are very effective, however prevention is often better than cure.

Natural Migraine Relief

By looking at the cause of migraines, it's possible to change various things to help avoid headaches and migraines all together. If you can successfully avoid your known migraine triggers, you can go a long way in avoiding migraines all together.

Migraine Relief Exercises / Techniques

There are various migraine relief exercises and techniques that can also help avoid migraine symptoms in the first place. In particular, breathing techniques can be a very important part of preventing migraine pain and symptoms.

The following may help in migraine prevention:

• Deep Breathing - Slow, deep breathing can help ensure a good amount of oxygen is carried to where it's needed.
• Rhythmic Breathing - Breathing at a regular pace can help ease stress.
• Meditation and Relaxation Techniques - Meditation usually involves deep and rhythmic breathing to start with - so straight away there are benefits. Where meditation and relaxation really excels is that it can bring focus within which can be very useful when using other techniques such as Progressive Muscle Relaxation.
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) - PMR can be used to ease stress. It involves contracting certain muscles and recognising the tension this causes. Then, when you relax these muscles you can become more aware of how tension is released - then you can do this more effectively where it counts.

There are many ebooks and programs available on the web that cover these topics. Some such as The Migraine and Headache Program focus on breathing in particular and can be very effective.