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To: 2Jedismom

"It's a tension headache though...woke up with it...could feel my jaw, eyes, forehead and neck all tight."

Sometimes massaging and stretching my face/neck/shoulder muscles helps me with those. I usually do this:

Massage: top of scalp using fingertips, points on either side of base of skull with thumbs, wipe horizontally across forehead and bottom of face with palms,
wipe vertically, rub point under centers of eyebrows with thumbs, rub temples, rub sides of top of nose with fingers, rub sides of jaw with palms, rub ears in circles with cupped palms, wipe hands down neck

Stretch:

--Jaw: Yawn and open the eyes and mouth wide at the same time, then close the eyes tight while pursing the lips, several times; then wiggle jaw from side to side

--Neck: Bend head forwards and backwards, look side to side, tilt head to each side

--Shoulders: Shrug up and hold for a few deep breaths; shrug down; hold arms to sides; hold arms overhead; stretch each arm across body to either side

--Eyes: Look up and hold it for a few breaths; down; to each side; diagonally; roll eyes in circles

Another thing that sometimes helps me is to lie on the ground and hold the head up slightly as if to look at the feet, for about 30 seconds to 3 minutes.

And if all that doesn't work it usually means I need a nap :)


2,983 posted on 07/22/2004 8:18:06 AM PDT by Fedora (Sandy, can't you see, I'm in misery/You stuffed your pants with evidence, now we're in Cell Block 3)
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To: Fedora; 2Jedismom

*shakes head*

That's just too complicated for me! Gives me a headache just tryin' to read it!


2,988 posted on 07/22/2004 8:23:53 AM PDT by RosieCotton (Pray, hope, and don't worry. - St. Pio)
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