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health advisory Hospital Health care 2007-11-14 16:21:57

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Not related to meds

Pain can be referred from places other than the head. This deals with headaches but the principle works for all kinds of pain.

Muscles get knots called trigger points. These make the muscles tight causing them to press on nerves and other thing.

#1 The first thing is to take a couple swigs of molasses or eat a couple of bananas. They contain magnisium and potassium both of which muscles need.

#2 WATER she should be drinking 1/2 gallon minimum. The head of neurology at UCDavis likens a body running low on water to a car running low on oil (the engine can seize).

Get a good (deep tissue) massage (to loosen the trigger points) on the back, shoulders and neck. Make sure to press up at the base of the skull where it meets the spine.

You rub or lightly scratch everywhere on your head. You will hit spots that are tender these are trigger points. The idea is to rub across them 6-12 times per session up to six times per day until they go away.

For more information on trigger points read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies.

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Make sure you wear a good brand of shoes that is well-made and has a lot of arch support. That may help.

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Because you need to drink a lot of water.

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A lot of time cramps are caused by dehydration! Drink lots of water! Sometimes if you don't have enough Calcium/Potassium/Magnesium in your diet you can get cramps too.. Start with the water and if that doesn't help you might try an over the counter multi-mineral supplement!

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