There are few alternatives to medical therapy that are effective in relieving cluster headaches, approaches that focus on preventing them are generally the most successful.<\/p>\n
Acupressure<\/strong><\/p>\n Pressing the webbed area between the thumb and forefinger is said to relieve headaches.<\/p>\n Biofeedback<\/strong><\/p>\n Some patients are helped by biofeedback training to learn how to divert blood flow from the scalp vessels to other parts of the body.<\/p>\n Herbal Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n Herbalists recommend one to three capsules of feverfew daily to prevent migraines, and some also advocate taking this herb to prevent cluster headaches.<\/p>\n Meditation and Visualization<\/strong><\/p>\n Patients whose headaches are triggered by stress may benefit from these relaxation techniques. Meditation can also help with pain management during an attack.<\/p>\n Self Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n Self treatment starts with prevention. Identify those things that set off your headaches and try to avoid them. Document your headaches in a journal, making note of anything that could possibly have caused them. See if any patterns emerge and, if they do, try to eliminate the potential trigger. When a cluster does develop, using a portable oxygen inhaler helps about 80 percent of patients. Talk to your physician about obtaining one. Individuals who suffer from cluster headaches usually have their own coping routines. For example, some people sit quietly in a darkened room, while others feel better if they stand or pace. Some even bang their heads against a padded surface, but it is doubtful that this can alleviate the pain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are few alternatives to medical therapy that are effective in relieving cluster headaches, approaches that focus on preventing them are generally the most successful. Acupressure Pressing the webbed area between the thumb and forefinger is said to relieve headaches. Biofeedback Some patients are helped by biofeedback training to learn how to divert blood flowRead More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-herbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitamins-minerals-supplements.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitamins-minerals-supplements.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitamins-minerals-supplements.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitamins-minerals-supplements.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitamins-minerals-supplements.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitamins-minerals-supplements.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitamins-minerals-supplements.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions\/141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitamins-minerals-supplements.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitamins-minerals-supplements.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitamins-minerals-supplements.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}