Headaches and migraines are the most common, yet very
distressing condition that many people get. I’ve written many posts about headache relief. Recently,
I gained better insight into migraines from webinars and articles by Til Luchau,
LMT.
Migraines were thought to be caused by dilated blood vessels
of the brain. However, it is now
being viewed as a nervous system disorder,
along with other factors. A goal
of massage or bodywork is to reduce the
compression on the cranial nerves.
One of the ways you can try to relieve migraine pain is pulling your ears. When you pull your ears, you also pull
the temporal bones slightly. Deep behind the temporal bone is the trigeminal
nerve, the likely cause of migraines and cluster headaches. Pulling the ears might help relieve the
pressure on the trigeminal nerve.
You should experiment which angle of the pull relieves the pain better;
straight to the side, up, down, back and etc. Once you found the right angle, hold the traction and relax
for a while. I hope this will work for you.
If you are interested
in finding more details and other ways to relieve migraine pain, read the
article here. It is designed for massage
therapists/bodyworkers, but you can try yourself or ask your massage therapist
if they are familiar with the techniques.