Anyone who has had chronic headaches or frequent migraines knows just how disruptive they can be to a daily routine. You may feel like you’re at the mercy of your migraine, but know that there are many effective prevention and treatment techniques available to help you relieve a migraine or keep them from developing in the first place. In today’s blog, we take a look at some conventional and some new school ways to prevent and treat frequent migraines.
Conventional Migraine Treatments
It’s important to recognize that it’s rare for only one of these treatments to prove effective at resolving your migraine. A number of different factors usually pay a role in migraine onset, so oftentimes you need to pursue a combination of these techniques in order to see the most benefit. With that in mind, here are some of the more traditional ways to treat a migraine:
- Diet/Hydration – Eating a healthy diet and staying hydrated can ensure your body has the nutrients it needs to function properly and it remains easy for healthy blood to circulate throughout your body. A poor diet can be inflammatory in nature, and inflammation is oftentimes a migraine trigger.
- Stretching/Exercise – Exercise and avoiding staying in one position for an extended period can help keep muscles healthy and decrease muscle tension that can contribute to migraine onset. If you sit hunched at a computer for eight hours a day, your neck muscles are working hard for an extended period, and that can lead to muscle tension in your head and neck that leads to migraine development. Get in the habit of regularly exercising and stretching your head and neck area.
- Destressing – Did you know that mental and emotional stress can take a physical toll on your body? Stress and anxiety can cause us to tense up, straining muscles and contributing to the problematic muscle tension we mentioned above. Working to eliminate stress from your life and finding healthy outlets for stress relief can help you reduce your migraine frequency.
- Sleep Improvements – Getting quality sleep has also been shown to aid in migraine management. Make it a point to prioritize restful sleep, or if healthy sleep remains hard to come by, consider checking out some of the new school techniques listed below that can help you get into an optimal sleep rhythm.
New School Migraine Treatments
If you really want to give your body the best chance to overcome debilitating migraines, consider pairing some of the above techniques with these new school methods:
- Class IV Laser Treatment – Class IV Laser Treatment uses light at a specific wavelength to address the body on a cellular level, boosting cellular function and improving circulation, both of which can help to prevent and treat migraines.
- Whole Body Photobiomodulation – WBP boosts cellular mitochondria function and works to reduce inflammation in the body, a common migraine trigger.
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy – We touch on PEMF therapy in detail in this blog, but it too affects the body on cellular level to correct neurological imbalances that may be contributing to your migraines.
- NanoVi Therapy – The NanoVi device uses specifically designed humified water to reduce oxidative stress and boost the cellular repair process, which is crucial for maintaining an optimal neurological balance.
We offer all of these new school treatments at HyperCharge Clinic, and we’d be more than happy to explain any and all of these techniques in greater detail so that you can find the treatment that works best for you. For more information, or for help with a different health issue, reach out to the team at HyperCharge Clinic today at (763) 717-8745.