| Most Americans suffering from migraine headache | | | | Chinese Massage is one of the natural remedies used |
| attacks have been praying for a cure for years. | | | | to treat a migraine headache. It's not such a bad idea |
| Sometimes it begins to take hold as an inexplicable | | | | to book an appointment on your lunch hour to run |
| drowsiness, fever and slight temple tension. Before | | | | out and have a calming, rejuvenating massage that |
| the afflicted realizes, they're in bed with nausea and | | | | will help ease your headache and get you through the |
| numbness, unable to do anything other than pop a | | | | rest of the day. Rather than a clinic, look for a |
| few pain relievers and wait for the incapacitating pain | | | | well-respected spa environment that offers Chinese |
| to subside. | | | | massages for the best results. |
| Recent research suggests that most people who get | | | | Upon entering the spa, you'll realize that it's more of |
| migraines more than once a week, for weeks at a | | | | a spiritual experience than a medical procedure. |
| time and are taking over the counter medicines | | | | Calming instrumental music plays, incense and |
| actually increase the risk of the headache's imminent | | | | essential oils fill your nostrils and you're invited to put |
| return. Instead, cold washcloths, exercise, herbal | | | | on a robe and sandals, and enjoy a cup of tea |
| supplements and more natural remedies may be the | | | | before you begin. Lying on the table, you will feel all |
| cure. | | | | of your cares and head tension melt away and you'll |
| Traditional Chinese medicine has been around for | | | | leave floating on a cloud, glad you made the trip, |
| nearly 5,000 years, offering natural remedies for | | | | rather than popping one or more pain relievers. |
| migraine sufferers. Things like Chinese acupuncture, | | | | The aisles are littered with over the counter |
| Chinese massage and herbal supplements can be | | | | medicines and pain relievers offering superficial |
| much more enjoyable than popping an Excedrin or | | | | migraine headache relief. However, you shouldn't be a |
| simply waiting it out. It's often hard to pinpoint | | | | slave to these high-priced chemicals. |
| exactly what causes a migraine because it varies | | | | Doctors from the school of Chinese medicine indicate |
| from individual to individual. | | | | that your head pain comes from an imbalance |
| The basic idea, many Chinese doctors say, is that | | | | between your body and your external environment. |
| your body's telling you something is blocking your | | | | If you've struggled with many different treatments |
| natural homeostasis. Ideally, rectifying this requires a | | | | over the years, alternative therapies like Chinese |
| combination of procedures, environmental shifts and | | | | acupuncture or herbal supplements are |
| a little bit of philosophical meandering. | | | | recommended. You just might be surprised! |