Apply Acupressure Techniques To Reduce Tension Headaches

If you feel as if a vise is slowly squeezing your temples; if the muscles around your head, face, and neck are tense; if your whole head feels sore and pressurized, you’ve got a tension headache.

The ancient Chinese art of acupressure treats many complaints caused by tension. The theory is you can press on specific points of your body to release energy blocks and relieve pain.

The following acupressure points are especially helpful at soothing tension headaches.

1. Find the two small hollows on wither side of your neck, just below the base of your skull. Firmly press your thumbs here- up toward your skull. Close your eyes, tilt your head back, and breathe slowly and deeply. Hold this for one to two minutes.

2. With your right thumb, press into the center hollow in the back of your neck, just below the base of your skull. With your left thumb and index finger, press on wither side of the bridge of your nose. For about two minutes, close your eyes, tilt your head back, and breathe deeply.

3. Use the thumb of one hand to press the area between the thumb and index finger of of your other hand. Make sure you apply pressure toward the base of your index finger. Hold this for about a minute, then switch hands.