Migraine headache is an excruciatingly painful phenomenon that is often accompanied by light sensitivity, nausea and vomiting. As many as one in five women may suffer from migraine at some point in their lives. The incidence is much lower for men; only six men in 100 are likely to experience these incapacitating attacks during the course of their lives.
Research doctors are working to understand what causes these headaches. Some physicians believe that migraines are caused by blood vessel spasms that trigger inflammation and irritation of brain tissue. This irritation causes swelling and pressure on nerves within the head, which results in the pain of migraine.
Other doctors believe that a facial nerve called the trigeminal nerve becomes irritated and triggers the inflammation, swelling and pain. Both of these possible causes explain why the headaches occur at intervals rather than continuously. Because it is often impossible to study people during an attack, learning the cause of migraines is even more challenging.
Different foods and environmental factors also appear to trigger migraine headaches for some people. For some females, hormonal changes can cause this devastating pain. Sometimes, headaches can be caused by lack of sleep, too much sleep, or stress.
Doctors often prescribe a variety of medicines to help prevent and treat these headaches. All of the medicines have side effects, and some can be dangerous to certain groups of people. Furthermore, the medicines are not always effective.
For example, Imitrex is a popularly prescribed medicine used to stop a migraine headache. People with arterial disease, however, cannot use this drug because it can cause them to have heart attacks or strokes. Even people with normal, healthy blood vessels may experience chest pain or tightness while using this medication.
Researchers have found that Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP, offers promising help for migraine sufferers. One of the NLP techniques that helps to reduce and eliminate stress is called the ‘Flash’ – like in ‘My headache was gone in a Flash!’
People who experience migraine headaches report a significant decrease in the number of headaches after learning to use the Flash method to eradicate stress from their lives. For people whose headaches are caused entirely by stressful factors, NLP can help them to stop experiencing migraine headaches forever!
After experiencing several migraine headaches, most people are able to tell their doctor what events appear to precipitate these attacks. Those who understand that stressful events cause their headaches can now eliminate their headaches altogether through this innovative therapy. For these people, the inexpensive cost of receiving NLP instruction is priceless!
Additional Research On The Use Of Hypnosis & NLP For Headaches & Migraines
