Migraine, not difficult to understand, is a pulsating throbbing pain on one side of the head that recurs, or alternating pain from side to side. It is a common disease and does not discriminate between men and women.
I. Onset
There are many causes of migraine, from the point of view of tui na section; the main common causes are as follows
1. Mental factors
Long-term overwork, overstress, lack of sleep, and long-term disharmonious environment factors, easily caused by large emotional fluctuations. This situation is due to long-term in the state of external mental stimulation, will inhibit the normal diffusion of blood distribution of the scalp nerves and blood vessels and the onset.
2, work factors
Long-term in the ambulatory workers, IT industry, as well as our side of the financial, accounting industry, students, etc.. Due to the long-term low head condition, the vertebrae and their surrounding muscles undergo structural and tensional changes, compressing the local blood vessels and causing them to contract and triggering headaches.
3.Congenital factors
This condition does not have any pathogenic factors, but the headache is often felt on one side or alternating pain on both sides, especially if the pain is aggravated by recent exertion or cold and lack of sleep, and the symptoms are relieved after taking painkillers or neurological drugs, but the pain returns after the effect of the drugs, which is painful!
4.Menstrual headache
This can be said to be the most headache for women, that is, before and after the onset of menstruation or during the period will have a headache phenomenon called menstrual headache. Clinical studies have shown that menstrual headache has a lot to do with the change of estrogen during menstruation, and the high or low estrogen can cause the expansion and contraction of blood vessels, thus inducing headache.
II. Relief
Migraines caused by the above aspects can be relieved by our treatment. Now to teach you how to relieve migraine symptoms, we may try the following three tricks.
1, point press Fengchi point: Fengchi point is located in the neck, when under the occipital bone, and Fengfu point is level with the depression between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the upper end of the oblique muscle. Mainly for headaches, dizziness and colds, especially for headaches have a very good effect, each point pressed 2-3 minutes, 2-3 times a day, to swelling pain or to the head scurrying pain is appropriate. Operation techniques as shown in the figure.
2, stroking and pressing the point: this method is simple, that is, on the side of the headache, find the pain point with the middle finger finger along the route of nerve pain from front to back, up and down stroking and pressing action, the strength is appropriate to bear, 3-5 minutes at a time, 2-3 times a day can be.
3.Find the focal point: use the belly of the middle finger on both sides of the neck from top to bottom, slowly press and rub to find the painful point (nodes or hard knots).
Press the pain point with the middle finger, slightly flexing the neck sideways and exerting force in the opposite direction with the middle finger for 1-2 minutes to distend the pain or run to the head, 3-5 minutes at a time, 3-5 times a day.
III. How to prevent
There are two main points to prevent migraine.
1. Learn to reduce stress
For example, taking a hot bath, going to the gym, Karaoke or deep whistling can play a good role in reducing stress.
2.Work and rest should be regular
Whether you go to work or rest, you should have regular rest, not to mention all-nighters.