The debilitating feeling of a headache is hugely increased when your neck tightens and the pain progresses down towards your shoulders.

No one wants to stop for a headache and neck pain, so below are my three top tips for managing the pain.

1.Hydration – We are all partly water and when this reduces and we become dehydrated our bodies will object. On of the ways the body tell us they are needing water is with headaches. Some research suggests that as many as 95% of headaches could be prevented with water.

2. Compacts – Getting your neck moving is crucial to getting over your headache. It is a bit of a chicken and an egg story. Did the stiff neck cause restricted blood flow resulting in a headache or did the pain of your headache cause your neck muscles to cramp? Whatever the answer, hot and cold compacts should encourage blood flow and help to reduce the pain in your neck.

3.Changing Your Life – No one wants to live with headaches, but how do your stop them? Most peoples headaches have a trigger. A trigger is usually stress, environmental circumstances, (if it is very hot or humid, perhaps if there are certain cleaning chemicals around,) or the other common trigger is certain foods. It is important to isolate your personal triggers, to do this it is recommended that you keep a diary and look for a pattern. For every headache you should write down exactly where you were, what you were doing, and any foods you had eaten.

A headache is a symptom of a lifestyle. You should never consider your headaches as a life sentence, there are always ways to improve the situation.

Apart for traditional medications you should also consider alternative therapies, the above tips are a way to help your self and alternative therapies work along these lines so it is worth researching them a little more if you are new to the idea.

Remember that the best cure for headaches and neck pain is to stay relaxed, happy and to live healthily.

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