Headaches and Massage
For headache prone individuals, Massage has proven to be a powerful tool to combat symptoms and flare ups. Through loosening tight muscles and fascia, circulating blood and lymphatics, and calming excitable nerves, Massage can be a simple drug-free solution that could make a significant impact to your quality of life. Below are the most common types of headaches that come through the door paired with therapies that have proven to be impactful.
Tension Headaches: Neuromuscular Therapy, Clinical (Deep Tissue) Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial release, Craniosacral Therapy, Cupping, and Lymphatic Drainage Massage are all incredible therapies to help ease and combat acute and chronic tension type headaches.
Migraines: We have seen many types of migraine type headaches including Common and Classic (with/without aura) Vestibular, Ocular, and Hormonal. Utilizing Craniosacral Therapy, Neuromuscular Therapy, Cupping Therapy, and Myofascial Release have been the most effective combination in this practice to help alleviate symptoms and decrease frequency and duration of many forms of migraines.
Sinus Headaches: Lymphatic Drainage Massage, Craniosacral Therapy, Clinical Massage and Neuromuscular Therapy have been go-to techniques to help drain, ease pressure, and decompress inflamed sinuses.
All types of Headaches can be anywhere from annoying to debilitating, and relief from them can help you regain time, energy, and mental bandwidth to dramatically improve your human experience. Come give some of the above therapies a shot and see if Massage can make a difference in your life!
