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scalp massage
Treatment for Cluster Headache
Scalp massage for Cluster Headache involves stimulating sensory nerve endings and trigeminovascular pathways, which can modulate pain perception and potentially reduce neurovascular inflammation. The mechanical stimulation may trigger the release of endogenous opioids and promote local vasodilation, thereby potentially interrupting the neurogenic inflammatory cascade associated with cluster headache pathogenesis.
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Background_Step_3966
3.0
Agree 100%. Different nerves in your brain causing the same symptoms. Causing your blood vessels to dilate after the pain starts. And definitely there needs to be more research and clinical studies done on this but it is so rare that reluctance to do...View more
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hotmes403
3.0
Stabbing my head/forehead, areas of pain with a spikey hair scrub/massage tool. Lying on an acupuncture mat/neck pillow with an ice hat.
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Inappropriate_SFX
3.0
My hair is up in a ponytail or bun 90% of the time -- taking it down can have similar effects, or scalp rubs with as much pressure as I can physically apply to myself. Forcibly relax the muscles along the skull.
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Playful-Resist9937
4.0
The spikey hair scrubber on the forehead is a winner
Scalp massage
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