How to Avoid Headaches at Work
Do you consistently feel a headache creep on in the mid afternoon while you are sitting at work, almost ready to go home, but not quite ready to leave? Does it make the rest of your afternoon at work miserable? Does it start as a slow pain progression from the back of your head, creeping up to where you know it will land just behind your eye and continue to pulse until you go to bed that night?
At the Denver Headache Health Center realize headaches are hard to live with, especially when you have work to finish and other things to focus on. Regardless of the severity, headaches can affect you and the people around you. Here are some tips to try to reduce your chance of getting that day-stopping headache:
- Drink plenty of water – Dehydration can cause headaches and can be avoided by simply drinking enough water. Take you weight, divide it in two and that is how many ounces of water you should be drinking every day. Avoid drinks that dehydrate you such as soda, coffee, and alcohol.
- Relax – Sometimes stress can cause headaches by creating tension in your upper traps and neck. Your muscles become spastic and tighten around blood vessels, giving your brain less oxygen and nutrition. Take time to get a massage, read a book, do some deep breathing, or take a walk to let go of the stress that you are carrying in your shoulders.
- Get checked by your chiropractor – Chiropractic adjustments are largely effective at relieving and reducing the frequency of headaches. Headaches may be coming from your neck and intensify throughout the day because of the posture that you sit in at your desk. When you fail to get up and move around every hour, or sit with your shoulders slumped and head protruding forward, there is increased stress on your neck, which can lead to headaches. Adjustments help to decrease muscle spasm, retrain proper muscle function, and decrease the stress put on your spinal joints. When your body is functioning and moving properly, it can return to a natural state of health, where headaches occur less frequently and you stop dreading the late afternoon headache at work.
There is always a cause of headaches. It is up to you and your doctor to find out what it is so that you can take steps to prevent them from happening, rather than only treating them when they do happen. Talk to your chiropractor today and stop living with headaches.
Dr. Visentin is a Denver Chiropractor of Care Chiropractic specializing in safe, effective and natural relief from headaches.
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