CREGIER@UPEI.CA (Sharon Cregier) (11/26/90)
Index Number: 11969 For Pat Shirley: A visit to the chiropractor 4 yrs ago resolved both a back problem and banished my long-standing migraines. As part of the treatment, a special sleeping pillow was prescribed ($35.00). A cheaper version (Head Nest) was useless. Migraines are also food related. Migraines toward the front of the head are frequently associated with sweets, for example. In the bad old days, relief was often obtained by the following routine: 1) Lie down in quiet room with very hot water bottle at sock feet and crushed ice wrapped around head. Ice MUST be in two thin plastic bags such as are used at produce counters. Thick plastic--such as shopping bag plastic, or commercial headache ice bags will NOT work! 2) Wrap up in preferably MOHAIR or if not available, real WOOL blanket. Synthetics just don't cut it. FLANNEL is also good--thick, blanket weight flannel. 3) After at least 30 minutes, you should now be able to carefully make your way to the shower. Wash your hair as vigorously as possible. This usually worked 9 1/2 out of 10 times. During the winter, if no time for a lie down, I would get out in cold air and do calesthenics or run for 10 minutes. This was also good for instant banishment of the first intimations of a migraine. Though I have not had any migraines since the chiro visit, I also gave up coffee Sept 1st. My husband, who NEVER gets a headache, had an excruciating all day migraine when he gave up his 2 cups a day. I had NONE but felt like the wreck of the Hesperus for 24 hrs. and could not drag myself upright or even do light reading. I would urge a migraine sufferer who has not been helped by allopathic medicine to visit a macrobiotic counselor for an assessment of food implications. Trust this is of interest. SEC