The defining characteristic of a migraine is an intense pain that may be related to dilation of blood vessels in the head. Harriet Beecher Stowe (yes, that Harriet Beecher Stowe), writing in 1871, described it well: "Lillie went to bed with a sick headache, and lay two days after it, during which she cried and lamented incessantly." A pain in the head affects the entire person, particularly if that pain is from a migraine. Now, which one is her husband and which is her brother? The body with her husband’s head is her husband because “the head is the most important part of the body, and the rest of the body is identified by the head.”) The head houses our brain, which is the driving force of the central nervous system. The goddess grants her prayer, instructing her to reattach the heads, but in her haste, she transposes them. The distraught wife/sister prays to Mahadevi to restore their lives.
In one, a woman’s husband and her brother both behead themselves as offerings to the goddess.
(Indian mythology and folklore abound with stories of identity conundrums involving the head. Rohit Bhatia et al, “Effect of yoga as add-on therapy in migraine,” Neurology, 2020 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009473 DOI: 10.1212/WNL.The head is the center of the body, if not physically, then certainly psychologically. Here’s where you can learn more about behavioral treatments for migraines. We’ve known for some time that biofeedback and progressive muscle relaxation are widely accepted non-drug techniques for headache control and prevention. These two practices have helped patients achieve a 45 to 60 percent reduction in the frequency and severity of migraines, and their effectiveness has been demonstrated in more than 100 investigations over the past 25 years. According to the American Migraine Foundation, 30 to 60 percent of all patients who opt for behavioral treatment modalities (such as yoga) end up with many fewer headaches compared to their baseline before they started the therapies.
And all you need is a mat.” He also noted that, given the expense of migraine medications, yoga may help significantly reduce the overall cost of treating these headaches. of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, said the good news is that “practicing something as simple and accessible as yoga may help much more than medications alone. The average number of pills taken by participants in the yoga group decreased by 47 percent after three months compared to a 12 percent decrease among those in the medication-only group. Those in the medication-only group reported an average of 7.7 headaches per month at the beginning of the study and 6.8 at the end of the three months. Participants in the yoga group averaged 9.1 headaches per month when the study began and 4.7 headaches per month when it ended. Participants in both groups received appropriate medication as well as counseling about lifestyle changes that may help with migraine, such as getting adequate sleep, eating regular meals and exercising.Īll the participants kept logs of their headaches, noting how often they occurred, how long they lasted, how severe they were and what medications they took, as well as the extent to which the headaches interfered with their daily lives. For the next two months they practiced at home five days a week. Initially, those in the latter group were supervised by a yoga instructor three days a week for one month. They all experienced between four and 14 headaches per month and were assigned to one of two groups – those in the first took medication alone while those in the second took medication and were also taught a one-hour yoga routine that included breathing and relaxation exercises in addition to postures. A total of 114 people between the ages of 18 and 50 participated.
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