Candidate of medical sciences, member of the International Headache Society, neurologist Taisiya Baskova, member of the Russian Interregional Association for the Study of Pain, told “socialbites.ca” that there are various methods of drug-free relief of headaches.
“As soon as a headache appears, it does not hurt immediately, all ten points out of ten, if it grows slowly, you can go for a walk, do gymnastics, eat lunch on time, drink water. Drug-free methods definitely work. There is a proven treatment for pain: cognitive behavioral therapy. This is already working with a psychotherapist or psychologist. There is a method of conscious stress management – mindfulness (awareness – ed.), ”explained Baskova.
According to Baskova, non-drug methods should be used in the first half hour of a headache.
“There is absolutely no need to wait if the pain is growing, intensifying, and throbbing. It is better to take a pill. It is not worth taking a pill too early, because you do not use your own abilities and you do not need to take the drug too late, because painkillers work worse or not at all, ”the neurologist emphasized.
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