exercise. So far, I haven't noticed that the pain is less. However, I have noticed that while I'm on the treadmill or the bike or working with my personal trainer, I'm not thinking about the migraine. If I push too hard, I'll get dizzy or have throbbing pain that reminds me I have a headache. But while I'm concentrating, the pain is pretty much forgotten.
When I get home and slow down, the migraine is back, sometimes worse than it was before I exercised. Yet my mood and sense of well-being have improved, so the trade-off seems worth it to me.I'm lucky that there's now a YMCA three blocks away and I can afford the membership fee. And that I can save up enough to have two personal training sessions a year. For these things, I am so grateful. I don't take them for granted. (When the nearest Y was a bus-ride and ten block walk away and I was paying for tuition, I could neither get there nor afford it.)
All this is just to say that I'm now thinking of some of my pain management tools as distractions -- listening to Seinfeld and The Office DVDs, meditation and deep-muscle relaxation, listening to audio books on my Kindle.
What distracts you from your pain?
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Whatever routine one may decide to take on to alleviate those types of pains, they should, as long as those methods are studied and proven tested. Thus, people should take a bit more time to analyze those treatments and go with what is most proven. With something as delicate as migraine headaches, we should really tread a bit more carefully but surely. Thanks for sharing that! I hope you are faring better these days.
ReplyDeleteAgnes Lawson @ Pain Relief Experts
Agnes -- Thank you for this reminder. I agree that we need to be careful about what pain relief methods we use. For me, simple things like listening to a video or meditating have no bad implications for my health. But certainly, starting an exercise regimen should be approved by a doctor.
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