Massage for Headache and Migraine Relief in Jacksonville, FL

Tired of going through frequent migraines and unnecessary headaches? Do they disrupt your daily functioning, reducing your productivity? Say no more! You must have heard about massage therapy for headache and migraine relief, but is it really worth it?
Massage therapy relieves migraines and headaches by reducing their triggers, improving blood flow, and alleviating muscle tension. Acupuncture, acupressure, and Swedish massage are suitable for relieving headaches while lymphatic drainage, deep tissue massage, and reflexology help with migraine relief.
But how can you choose the right type of massage for your headache or migraine? Leave that to our professionals. Meanwhile, learn how different massage therapies work for different concerns and what benefits can you expect from massage therapy. Get massage therapy for headache and migraine relief in Jacksonville! 
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Does Massage Help Headache and Migraines?
Massage helps to relieve various problems like tension headaches and migraines. According to research, massage therapy reduces the frequency and intensity of migraines. It also relieves the after effects of migraine including muscle stiffness, headache, and neck pain. As migraines are often triggered by stress, massage therapy also helps with relieving these triggers, therefore reducing the chances of a migraine. Trigger point massage techniques are a common way for therapists to relieve the tension that is contributing to migraines and headaches.
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Benefits of Massage for Headache and Migraine Relief
We employ different massage modalities for migraine relief as well as headache relief. All of them come with various benefits explained below!

Stress Reduction
80% of people consider stress as a trigger for migraine. It is important to try and prevent migraines before they start. When an individual is suffering from active migraine, massaging does little to provide relief. 

​However, receiving frequent massages for migraine reduces its triggers such as stress. Over time, it requires a larger trigger (a heavily stressful event) for your body to induce a migraine. While stress might not trigger a migraine for you, it can still induce a tension-type headache. But the good news is: Pressure point massage relieves headaches instantly. 

Anxiety Management
Anxiety is another migraine trigger. There’s a complex connection between anxiety and migraine as both can trigger one another. However, massage therapy helps with managing anxiety thus reducing the chances of inducing a migraine. 

Improved Blood Flow
Improving blood flow in your head and neck areas helps with headaches as well as the intensity of a migraine. By moving blood through congested areas, massage therapy relieves headaches in no time.

Reduced Tension 
Migraines leave a tension headache as an aftereffect. It also causes tension in the neck area. Massage therapy can alleviate all these aftereffects and relax your entire body. It relieves your muscles by promoting blood flow and increasing body temperature. 

Improved Sleep
One of the greatest benefits of massage is improved sleep quality. When your body is relaxed, you experience fewer migraines, your headaches are relieved, and your stress levels are under control, you already undergo a good night’s sleep.

Best Massage for Headache Relief
Headache relief comes instantly through massage therapy. But which massage is good for a headache? 
Let’s find out!

​Trigger Point Massage
​Trigger or pressure point massage (also known as acupressure massage) targets various pressure points on your body to relieve headaches. Depending upon the type of headache you are experiencing, the professional will exert pressure on points like GB20, UB2, yin tang, and GB21. 

Pressure point massage for headaches usually involves circular motion pressure. It is good for tension headaches and headaches caused by eyestrain and sinus. It also relieves neck muscle tension.

Acupuncture for Headache Relief
Acupuncture therapy is one of the most effective ways to relieve a headache. In this therapy, tiny needles are used to stimulate the pressure points on your body to relieve tension and pain. 

It induces a healing response in your body and releases the endorphin hormone. The hormone circulation and healing response activation collectively target headaches and migraine relief. 

Your practitioner should advise on how many sessions it is recommended you ideally get depending on the type of headache to achieve longer lasting relief. One session can take up to an hour. 

As far as discomfort is concerned, some people don’t feel any prickles while others might feel a dull sensation when it is being inserted. However, it isn’t painful or unbearable for anyone.
Book an appointment for acupuncture care and learn more about it!

Swedish Massage
Swedish massage is a gentle technique involving long strokes, tapping, and kneading to relieve tension from your muscles contributing to stress and headache. That’s why it is a great way to alleviate the symptoms of a tension headache.
Other benefits of Swedish massage include improved mental health, relieving back pain, and helping with stress, anxiety, and depression. It also boosts your overall immunity to manage conditions like fever, diabetes, and the common cold.

Best Massage for Migraine Relief
Migraines are highly uncomfortable but you can reduce their frequency and intensity by going for a suitable massage therapy on a regular basis. Here are some of the recommended massages for migraine relief!

Deep Tissue Massage
A deep tissue massage targets the inner muscle layer (connective tissues) by exerting constant pressure with slow and deep strokes. It works well for migraines, headaches, and sports injuries. 

Deep tissue massages not only reduce the frequency of migraines but also the intensity of an episode.It reduces triggers of migraines such as stress and anxiety. Regular sessions lead to reduced symptoms and chances of a migraine returning. 

Lymphatic Drainage Massage
Our lymphatic system consists of lymph fluid responsible for moving waste in our body. Manually draining lymph fluid through a massage relieves massage tension and helps with migraines. Our practitioners use gentle pressure with frequent strokes to drain the lymph nodes. Learn more about lymphatic drainage massage here!

Reflexology
Reflexology is exerting specific pressure on certain points on your feet and hands to relieve pain and tension. Foot reflexology is particularly effective for migraine relief.
Other than relieving pain related to migraine, reflexology also helps to manage stress and anxiety. Hence, reducing the triggers for migraines. Moreover, neuromuscular massage also relieves migraines.


​Now you know how massage therapy can relieve headaches and migraines. You can get additional benefits like stress and anxiety management, immunity boost, and tension relief from messages targeted at migraine and headache relief. You can find all these benefits with a professional massage in central Jacksonville, Florida at The Wellness Hub. Consult with our professionals now to book and choose an appropriate massage therapy for your concerns!

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