Ms. Fu, 34 years old, is the director of the comprehensive department of a large state-owned enterprise, just promoted six months ago, the original she was doing party work. New job, new position, Ms. Fu very hard, achieved a lot of achievements, by the boss’s praise. However, Ms. Fu is also to pay the “price”, that is, half a year, the work pressure is too much, often working overtime, for this reason, the old problem of student days – headache recurrence. Last week, in order to write a plan, she went to bed two nights in a row after one o’clock at midnight, and then went to work the next day as usual, resulting in “a headache that really wants to split”. She went to the hospital for several times, ultrasound and CT, but could not find out the specific cause. In the face of a large number of year-end business, Ms. Fu suffering. Health Analysis】Related to lifestyle and mental factors Dr. Wu Gang, deputy chief physician of the Department of Neurology of the First Affiliated Hospital, introduced that there are many causes of headaches, such as hypertension, cervical spondylosis, intracranial (external) arterial stenosis, tumors and mental factors. The headache caused by work stress like Ms. Fu is also called tension headache, which is related to vasodilatation dysfunction, that is, the blood vessels do not contract or expand when they should, but contract or expand when they should not, so it is also called vascular headache, or migraine. In Europe and the United States and other developed countries, as well as Beijing, Shanghai and other major cities in China, office workers also have a popular “weekend headache”, that is, headaches on weekends. This is related to drinking coffee. Commuters usually do not take a break at noon and often drink coffee or strong tea to refresh themselves, and on weekends, when they do not drink coffee at noon, the concentration of coffee in the blood drops and the blood vessels in the scalp expand, involving the subscalp plexus, and they get headaches. This situation often occurs in people who often drink coffee, strong tea, cola, as long as they drink some coffee or supplement some ergot drugs, the headache symptoms can be improved. Dr. Zhuang Zishen of the Department of Mental Health of Affiliated Hospital introduced that according to the survey, 40% of depression patients and 30% of anxiety patients have headache symptoms, while it is also found in the clinic that people who are prone to headache have more or less defective character. For example, what others think is a big deal, he thinks is trouble; others can tolerate the stimulus, he can not tolerate; others can calmly deal with the change, he feels unable to pass. Those who are dominant, love to dominate, and have perfectionist tendencies are prone to headaches. People who are prone to migraines are mostly intelligent, sensitive, organized and demanding of perfection, and this kind of people demand themselves and others with a strict scale, seeking perfection in everything, which makes them often in anxiety and tension, and over time, it may cause changes in the blood vessels on the side of the head and produce headaches. Health Action】There are tricks to fight against headache Make the necessary examination Wu Gang, deputy chief physician, said that headache often does not appear alone, it is related to chronic fatigue, insomnia, neurasthenia, cervical spondylosis, fatty liver, gastrointestinal and other diseases, it may be a physical signal of a disease. Therefore, headache patients should first make some examinations to exclude the related diseases that cause headache, especially for older people, the first thing to consider is whether they have high blood pressure, while for sitting workers, they should consider whether they have cervical spondylosis, etc. Learn to relax For young adults who are prone to tension headaches, it is important to learn to relax. For example, take 10 minutes of deep and slow breathing, take a nap, jogging, stretching and other forms of exercise. Dr. Chuang Tzu-Sen emphasizes that headache sufferers should look for psychological factors, such as how their relationships have been going lately and whether something important has happened. It’s also important to learn to talk about it. He said that Chinese people are generally more “introverted” in character, with deep concealment as a sign of maturity, and generally have a “complaint disorder”, that is, they are not good at expressing their emotions with verbal language, and express their emotions more with body language, and headache is also an unconscious body reaction. Headache is also an unconscious physical reaction. Therefore, it is important for people who are prone to headache to learn to express their emotions verbally, and of course, it is important for them to have a supportive environment to express their emotions. It is recommended that people who are prone to headaches make more like-minded friends and enrich their spare time. Get more sunlight As mentioned earlier, some headaches are related to depression. And psychologists have found in their research that some depressions are again related to less light. Therefore, it is recommended that people with unexplained headaches can get more sunlight. Sunbathing is of course a good suggestion, outdoor activities, that is, relaxation and exercise, is a multi-benefit. The second people’s hospital of the province, Wu Mingxia, deputy director of the doctor introduced, from the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, headache is related to the feeling of wind and cold, blockage of blood and meridians, and acupuncture, massage can achieve the effect of dispelling wind and cold, and activate the meridians and blood to relieve pain. The effect is also obvious for chronic headache patients after the TCM evidence-based treatment and conditioning. At the same time, Wu Mingxia, deputy chief physician, also reminded that headache patients can often gently comb their hair with a horn comb (at least 100 times a day). In terms of diet, they should eat less spicy food and can eat more lotus seeds, tianma and other foods that strengthen the spleen and calm the mind