Recently, some netizens revealed on social platforms: ".After high-intensity work, migraines are bound to attack! I jumped and jumped in pain, and I couldn't bear it at all! It resonated with tens of millions of netizens.
Many people said that they were not the only ones who would have a headache at certain moments!
Office workersStressful work and lack of exercise。PlusThe air circulation in the office is not very good, many people will have a headache at work.
In this regard, Lin Zhijian, chief physician of the Department of Neurology of Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, said that although they are all headaches, different groups of people may have different types of headaches.
Office workers suffer from two most common headaches
One is tension headache
From the patients who have seen it, the most common one among office workers is tension headache. Lin Zhijian introduced that its pain is mainly located in the temples, above the eyebrow arch, neck, and the back of the head. People will feel as if they are wearing a lead hat on their head, or a belt, and their shoulders and neck are heavy.
Tension headache is mostly caused by mental anxiety, nervousness, or poor rest, or sitting at the desk for a long time, poor cervical posture, etc. It can be relieved by massage, rest, and taking painkillers.
The other is migraine
The location of the migraine is not fixed, not just one side of the headache, but any part of the head can be painful.
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The headache is very uncomfortable, and there will be a throbbing feeling, which is often referred to as "feeling that the head is jumping suddenly"; Often accompaniedNausea, vomiting, photophobia, fearsound；Headaches can worsen when you go to a bright place or hear a sound.
Migraines usually last for a few hours, and patients are often so painful that they can't go to work or study Xi, so they can only lie down and rest. ”
What causes migraines?
Genetic factors:60% of patients have a family history.
Endocrine factors:Women's menstrual cycles and various metabolic causes.
Dietary factors:Various food additives, chocolate, red wine, drugs and much more.
Mental Factors:Mental overstress, stress, and overwork can lead to sleep problems, and the most common in clinical practice is migraine induced by too little sleep and mental stress.
What are some of the misconceptions we have about migraines?
Myth: Migraines don't pose much of a threat
Facts:Although migraine does not directly harm brain cells, long-term migraine can cause memory loss, difficulty concentrating, and aura migraine can also cause ischemic stroke and even death.
Myth: Migraines can cause brain cancer
Facts:Studies from the American Health Association have shown that headaches or migraines do not increase the incidence of brain cancer.
Myth: Migraines don't cause damage to the brain
Facts:The U.S. Centers for Disease Control states that 10-15% of people with migraines are more likely to cause brain damage.
Myth: Migraines and strokes are not related
Facts:People with migraine with aura are more than twice as likely to have an ischemic stroke than those without migraine.
According to the data, women aged 35-45 with migraine are at greater risk of stroke along with smoking and high blood pressure.
Doing so can relieve migraines
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Comb the pain points
Put the ten fingertips of both hands on the most painful part of the head, and do a light and quick massage like combing your hair, combing 100 times each time, and doing it once a day in the morning, lunch and before dinner, you can achieve the purpose of pain relief.
Rub your temples
Every morning after waking up and before going to bed at night, use the middle fingers of both hands to press the temples and knead in a circle, first 7 or 8 circles, and then 7 or 8 circles, so that the migraine can be greatly reduced by repeating it several times for several days in a row.
Soak your hands in hot water
When a migraine attack, you can submerge your hands in a pot of hot water (the temperature of the water should be the limit that your hands can tolerate after entering the water), and insist on soaking for about half an hour, which can dilate the blood vessels in the hands and reduce the blood in the brain accordingly, so that the migraine will gradually reduce.
Eat foods that contain magnesium
Migraine patients should often eat foods rich in magnesium, such as walnuts, peanuts, soybeans, kelp, oranges, almonds, grains and various green leafy vegetables, which have a certain effect on relieving migraine symptoms.
Herbal medicine nasal plugging
Take 15 grams of Chuanxiong, Angelica dahurica, and Zhiyuanzhi each to dry, add 7 grams of borneol, grind it into a fine powder and bottle it for later use. In ** migraine, you can use a silk cloth bag to plug the right nose with a little powder, and the pain can be relieved about 15 minutes after the nasal plugging.
Reminder:
When having a headache, it is necessary to record the rest, diet, and headache location, duration, and how to relieve the headache before the attack, so as to facilitate the doctor's diagnosis and diagnosis;
Stay away from foods that can aggravate headaches, such as coffee, chocolate, and alcohol, and learn to regulate your emotions and mental stress, so as to avoid the aggravation of headache symptoms to the greatest extent.
Doctor's tip
Some severe migraines are often the precursor or initial symptoms of serious diseases, such as cerebrovascular headaches, intracranial tumors, chronic subdural hemorrhage, etc., so don't treat them with the mentality of putting up with it.
In particular, if you have symptoms that are different from those of migraine or if the severity, frequency, and duration of headache attacks increases, it is important to seek medical attention as soon as possible to avoid delaying diagnosis and treatment and endangering your life.
*: Xiaokang Toutiao WeChat*** Comprehensive Guangzhou Health Commission, Anhui Provincial Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, WeChat of Ordos Municipal Health Commission, Xihua Traditional Chinese Medical Center.
Editor-in-charge: Tian Yuanhuaying.
Proofreading: Zhou Jingtao.
Review: Wang Fang.