Got a Stress Headache? Try This 5-Minute Tension-Reducing Stretch Routine

Taking a few minutes to stretch when you feel a tension headache coming on can help ease symptoms.
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觉得自己的头在副主席?压力可能会归咎于你的寺庙中的悸动疼痛。实际上,从工作,家庭和财务的日常压力加上全球流行,可以为压力头痛创造完美的风暴。

那是因为心理压力可能导致肌肉的身体紧张(想:stiff necks和打结的背面)。如果这些肌肉变得太紧,他们可能会产生头痛。

In fact, tension headaches — aptly named for the roleemotional stressplays in prompting them — are the most common type of headache, according to the国家神经障碍研究所和中风

Here's what happens: When you're stressed, muscle groups in your neck, face, scalp, jaw, shoulders and chest tend to contract more than they normally would at rest,山姆Becourtney,Pt,DPT,CSCS,物理治疗师在定制治疗那tells LIVESTRONG.com. And these muscle contractions, which "pull" on your head and neck, can cause pain and the sensation of a tight band squeezing your noggin.

除了压力外,长时间坐在姿势差(最近甚至更加问题临时家庭办公室setups),insufficient sleepBecourtney说,不健康的饮食习惯(如跳过饭店)可以引发紧张头脑。

尝试这个5分钟的张力减少拉伸常规

“伸展可以帮助通过瞄准往往”过度劳累“的肌肉来缓解压力和张力,”Becourtney说。他解释说,通过简单的拉伸,紧张的肌肉可以体验暂时增加运动范围,血流的改善和随后的僵硬减少。

在延伸不是慢性头痛或偏头痛的神奇治疗 - 可能是由其他潜在的医疗条件引起的遗传或引起的 - 它可以与其他治疗相结合,有助于缓解症状。

下次感受到撞击头痛的痛苦压力,尝试这5分钟的张力减少了由Becourtney设计的避免延伸常规。

小费

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke also recommends stress-reducing therapies such as biofeedback, relaxation training,冥想和认知行为治疗帮助你管理压力,往往是紧张头痛的根本原因。

移动1:下巴

This "double chin" exercise can help improve your head posture.
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  1. Use one finger to gently push your chin backwards without flexing or bending the neck down.
  2. 保持这个位置三到五秒钟,重复五到10次。

小费

“这一运动的目标是创造一个”双下巴“,这有助于吸引深圈屈肌并改善头部姿势,特别是在观看长时间的电脑屏幕时,”Becourtney说。

Move 2: Towel Assisted Neck Extensions

If you don't have a small towel, any piece of fabric should do the trick.
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  1. Place a small towel underneath the base of the skull, holding onto each side with one hand.
  2. 在两侧具有相等的强度,轻轻地拉动毛巾,因此毛巾正在施加直接向前的力量。
  3. While maintaining this position, slowly extend your neck by looking up toward the sky, and hold the end position for three to five seconds.
  4. 返回起始位置,然后重复五到10次。

移动3:上陷阱拉伸

你应该觉得一个温柔的延伸,这样运动,但如果你感到任何痛苦,请务必停止。
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  1. 把一只手放在背后。With the opposite hand, reach up and over, grabbing your ear on the opposite side
  2. Gently pull your ear toward your shoulder without rotating your neck.
  3. Hold for 20 to 30 seconds and repeat two to three times before switching to the opposite side.

移动4:Levator Scapulae伸展

这一移动目标是颈部的难以拉伸的部分。
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  1. 把一只手放在背后。用相反的手,伸出到坡,抓住你的耳朵在另一侧。
  2. Gently pull your nose towards your armpit until you feel a stretch in the neck on the opposite side.
  3. Hold for 20 to 30 seconds and repeat two to three times before switching to the opposite side.

移动5:PEC门口伸展

Although it doesn't target the head area, this stretch can still help relieve tension in the upper body.
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  1. 站在门口,将一只手臂抬高到肩部高度90度角,并将手掌放在门框上。
  2. 用一条腿保持这个位置并进入门口。
  3. 向前倾斜,进一步增加拉伸。
  4. Hold for 20 to 30 seconds and repeat two to three times before switching to the opposite side.

6:胸部膨胀/肩部伸展

只要你可以在没有经历痛苦的​​情况下抬起手臂。
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  1. 将手指挂在背后。
  2. 将你的指关节抬起,远离你的下背部,而不会浸泡你的头部和胸部太远。
  3. Think about squeezing your shoulder blades together as you reach your hands up to increase the stretch in the front of the chest and shoulders.
  4. Hold for 20 to 30 seconds and repeat two to three times.

这是紧急情况吗?

为了降低蔓延的Covid-19感染的风险,如果您在遇到高烧,呼吸短促或其他,症状更严重的症状,最好在离开房子之前致电你的医生。
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