Few things are as relaxing or therapeutic as a massage. The general benefits include stimulating lymph flow to flush out toxins, increasing circulation and oxygen and blood flow, enhanced healing of pulled and strained muscles and pain relief. A licensed massage therapist in Prosper TX may even be able to help manage chronic migraine headaches. Massage therapy used for treatment of migraines is especially helpful if traditional medicine isn’t an option. Over the counter migraine medicines as well as some prescriptions, for example, aren’t appropriate for migraine sufferers who are also asthmatic. WebMD explains that is because aspirin and other painkillers, even those containing acetaminophen, can trigger an asthma attack or cause other allergic reactions such as hives, swelling of the eyes and a runny nose.
Even if you don’t have allergic or asthmatic reactions to migraine medications, you still may want to find a non-medicated way to control your headaches. Migraine medication, like most medications, has side-effects that some people don’t want to live with. Depending on which medication your doctor prescribes, according to RXList, you could expect to suffer any of a host of side effects including:
Getting regular relaxing, therapeutic massages from a professional massage therapist in Prosper TX is a far better option than trying to figure out how to live with one or more of these side effects.
Indeed, the University of Minnesota advises that studies have shown massage therapy to be quite effective for treating migraines. UM specifically recommends craniosacral therapy for encouraging the circulation of blood and cerebrospinal fluid to reduce symptoms of migraines and offer long-term benefits. In their book “Migraines for Dummies,” Diane Stafford and Jennifer Shoquist, M.D. suggest deep-tissue massage, reflexology and trigger point therapy — all forms of massage — in addition to craniosacral massage to treat migraines.
If you want to give massage therapy a try for controlling your migraine headaches, of course you want to find a trained professional. However, a really great massage therapist in Prosper TX brings more than experience to the massage table. When you visit Tieperman Health and Wellness for massage therapy, you’ll find professional massage therapists who are compassionate and caring. Each massage appointment provides an opportunity to relieve stress and pain for another patient. Call Tieperman Health and Wellness today at 214-705-1799 to schedule a massage and get on the track to living life with fewer, less intense migraines.
Massage Therapist Prosper TX
Frisco TX Chiropractor | Tieperman Health & Wellness
8760 3rd St
Frisco, Texas 75034
214-705-1799
References:
http://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/medications-trigger-asthma
http://www.rxlist.com/migraine_medications-page2/drugs-condition.htm
http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/conditions/migraine
http://books.google.com/books?id=rSJnW_U09KoC&pg=PT198&dq=massage+therapy+for+migraines&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YdR8VPTwNNbtoASp8oCABw&ved=0CFQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage
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