People who have tried alternative or complementary therapy claim that they have helped manage the symptoms. If you have migraine and want to try some alternative remedies, here is a list of five easy remedies for migraine pain.
Make sure to talk to your doctor before trying any of the following remedies.
1. Essential oils
Yes, essential oils do work in relieving several pains and aches and migraine is one of them. Peppermint oil is one of the most common oils used for treating headache or migraine pain. Menthol in peppermint oil relaxes the muscles and helps ease the pain.
You can dilute the oil and apply it on the temples.
2. Acupuncture
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese technique where practitioners insert fine needles into some specific parts of your body depending on what you are getting the therapy done for. It is said it helps ease headache by correcting the energy imbalances and enabling your body to resists illness.
Not just this, according to the World Health Organisation, acupuncture can help improve more than 30 conditions.
3. Massage
Massage is a great way to reduce stress and tension. Massage is especially good to help with the tightness of the tender muscles, especially those at the back of the head, neck and shoulders. It also helps in boosting the blood flow. So, for some people, massage can help relieve headache caused by muscle tension.
4. Herbs
Not just they add flavour to our food but it is believed that a variety of them can help in treating headaches too. Two herbs that are studied and researched upon for treating migraine are feverfew and butterbur. But before trying any one of these, you must talk to your doctor.
5. Reiki
Reiki can be performed to treat people suffering from chronic migraine. Also, one doesn’t need to know the advanced level of reiki for this. Level 1 of reiki can help relieve migraine pain and reduce the symptoms.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article should not be considered as a substitute for a physician’s advice. Please consult your treating physician for more details.
