Migraine

 
   

 

Migraine or hemicranias is a vascular headache caused by the inflammation and irritation of the nerve endings resulting from the expansion of the blood vessels of the surface of the brain.

There may be spots of light before the eyes which are seen even when the eyes are closed. Headache may be followed by vomiting. Migraine often starts in childhood. Spots of light are caused by constriction of blood vessels followed by dilatation and distention. The carotid artery and its branches in the brain and meanings when dilated give rise to severe headache. Is is accompanied by nausea and photophobia.

According to  Ayurveda, migraine headaches are due to a disorder in tridosha, disorders in vata, pitta, or kapha, migraines frequently occur when systemic pitta moves into the cardiovascular system, circulates, and affects the blood vessels around the brain.

 

Yogic Treatment for Migraine:

Rest in a quiet and darkened room.

Place a cool cloth on your head.

 

Asanas

Nouka Asana  (Boat Pose),

Dhanura Asana (Bow Pose),

Ardha Matsyendrasana  (Spinal Twist Pose),

Vriksha Asana (Tree Pose),

Shirsha Asana (Head Stand),

Sarvanga Asana (Shoulder Stand)

 

Pranayama

Kapalabhati.

Shitali pranayama (without kumbhaka)

This breathing exercise will lower the body temperature, and make the saliva cool. It also helps to quench thirst, and improves digestion, absorption, and assimilation.

 

Daily practice

Shirshasana maybe practiced for one minute and Sarvangasana for five minutes daily.

Treatment with pranayama can be started only after an attack is over.

Pranayama should be preceded by three rounds of Kapalabhati. Six rounds of Shitali pranayama (without kombhaka) may be practiced in the end.

 

Diet:

Irregularities of diet and excessive exertion must be avoided.

The diet should have low content of fats and oils.

Avoid hot, spicy foods, fermented foods, and sour or citrus fruits.

Exposure to heat or cold should be avoided.

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A few Alternative Therapies

 

Acupuncture

Acupressure

Aromatherapy

Atlas Orthogonal

Ayurvedic Medicine

Biofeedback

Chelation Therapy

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)/ Chinese  Medicine

Midwifery/ Childbirth Support

Therapeutic Massage

Naturopathic Medicine / Naturopathy

Chiropractic
 Colonics

 

 Psychotherapy/Counseling
 Craniosacral Therapy
Movement Therapies/ Dance
Holistic Dentistry

Ear Candling
 Feng Shui

Flower Essences (Bach Flower Remedy)

Herbalism

Hypnotherapy

Homeopathy

Iridology

Kinesiology

Lymph Drainage Therapy

Ohashiatsu

Osteopathic Medicine

Reconstructive Therapy/ Prolotherapy

Reflexology/ zone therapy

Rolfing-

Shiatsu-

Tibetan Medicine
Unani  

Vitamin Therapy

Exercise balls-  It is used in physical therapy and exercise.

Medicine exercise balls

Pilates Exercise Ball

Yoga Exercise Ball

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 List of branches of alternative and Complementary Medicine

 

  • Acupuncture

    • Auriculotherapy

    • Korean hand acupuncture

    • Medical acupuncture

    • Meridian therapy

    • Sonopuncture

  • Acupressure

  • Alexander Technique

  • Osteopathy

  • Unani medicine

  • Traditional Chinese medicine

  • Affirmations

  • Affirmation Visualizations

  • Applied kinesiology

  • Apitherapy

  • Aromatherapy

  • Astrology

  • Auriculotherapy

  • Autogenic Training Facial diagnosis

  • Faith healing

  • Fasting

  • Feldenkrais method

  • Feng shui (creating a soothing, tranquil renewing environment)

  • Chinese food therapy

  • Functional medicine

  • Gua Sha

  • Hair analysis (alternative medicine)

  • Hand analysis

  • Hawaiian massage

  • Healing touch

  • Health psychology

  • Herbal crystallization analysis

  • Herbology

  • Herbal therapy

  • Holistic living

  • Holistic medicine

  • Homeopathy

    • Bach flower remedies

    • Flower essence therapy

    • Isopathy

  • Homeo wave therapy

  • Hypnosis

  • Hypnotherapy

  • Natural Health

    • Natural therapies

      • Diet and Food

      • Dietary supplements

      • Exercise

      • Organic Foods

    • Home remedies

  • Natural hygiene

  • Naturopathic medicine

    • Nutrition

    • Botanical medicine

    • Hydrotherapy

    • Minor surgery

    • Manipulative therapy

    • Pharmacology

  • Neuro-Linguistic Programming

  • Nutritional healing

  • Nutritional supplements

  • Omega-3 fatty acid

  • Organic Diet

  • Orgonomy

  • Orthomolecular medicine

  • Pilates

  • Plum blossom (Chinese medicine)

  • Polarity Therapy

  • Prayer

  • Psychosocial interventions

  • Psychic surgery

  • Bates Method

  • Biologically Based Therapies

    • Bates Method

    • Chinese food therapy

    • Macrobiotic lifestyle

    • Orthomolecular medicine

  • Body-Based Manipulative Therapies

    • Body work or Massage therapy

    • Bowen Technique

    • Chiropractic medicine

    • Craniosacral Therapy

    • Medical acupuncture

    • Osteopathy

    • Rolfing

  • Body work or Massage therapy

  • Breathing Techniques

  • Integrative medicine

  • Iridology

  • Journaling

  • Light Therapy

  • Magnetic healing

  • Medical acupuncture

  • Medical intuition

  • Medical Qigong

  • Meditation

    • Concentration meditation

    • Mindfulness meditation

    • Transcendental (Guided) Meditation

    • Vipassana Meditation

    • Zen Meditation

    • Taoist Meditation

    • Buddhism Meditation

    • Sufi Meditation

  • Sclerology

  • Seitai

  • Soil bath therapy (Mrittika snan)

  • Somapractic

  • Support groups

  • Suseunghwagang (meditation breathing)

  • T'ai Chi Ch'uan

  • Tantra massage

  • Thalassotherapy

  • Therapeutic horseback riding

  • Theta Healing

  • Mega-vitamin therapy

  • Meridian therapy

  • Moxibustion

  • Music therapy

  • Five Elements

  • Seven star

  • Trigger point

  • Tui na

  • Zang Fu theory

  • Meridian therapy

  • Shiatsu

  • Traditional Mongolian medicine

  • Trigger point

  • Tui Na

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

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