How does rubbing our temples or forehead help alleviate a headache?
In: Biology
Depends on the headache, but many are tension related so massaging the scalp, temples and neck relaxes the muscles around the head the same way that massaging a stiff and aching leg would help alleviate some tension.
Some headaches are caused by pressure differences in the blood vessels around the skull too, so rubbing these areas could potentially flex, contract and relax these vessels alleviating pain.
I’m not a doctor though so don’t upvote me, I just get a bloody ton of headaches.
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