Tension Headache Advice

Posted By jwollschlager on April 1, 2009

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• Seek professional massage of the head and neck to relieve the muscles that produce headaches.
• Watch your posture—keep your head over your shoulders, not slouching forward when sitting or walking.
• Keep your teeth apart at rest—do not clench or grind your teeth.
• At rest your tongue should be relaxed in the bottom of your mouth, not against your palate.
• Treat your headache with 20 minutes of ice on your temples, forehead, neck, or other areas of pain.
• Stretch and massage your face and neck muscles often, especially after getting home from a hard day and before you go to sleep.
• See a dentist to be fitted for a professional brux guard to prevent grinding or clenching.

Contact Joan today to schedule an appointment for a massage: 319/841-2150 or 319/431-7186.

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Joan Wollschlager

Joan became a dental hygienist in 1977. Using her familiarity with the head and neck from her many hears of work in dentistry she is uniquely suited to work on the common areas that trouble those with tension headaches. Through massage and patient education, she can help YOU learn your own pain triggers and help you to be PAIN FREE!

Mission: Pain Reduction

Gifted Touch Massage Therapy, Inc, specializes in the treatment of tension headaches. As a fellow headache sufferer, Joan knows firsthand the benefits of massage for pain relief. In addition to thorough muscle treatment, she educates patients to understand the mechanisms of their pain triggers and helps them avoid future headaches through postural analysis and education on self-massage, stretches, sleep aids, etc.