1% Thursday: Warm hands

Next time you’re having a migraine attack, try warming your hands.

It’s one of the oldest home remedies I ever came up with for migraine.  Today, I know that a lot of researchers agree with the idea.

I would go and wash the dishes.

In other words, (having no dishwasher, of course), I would put my hands in hot water.

Today, the "warming of the hands" idea is one of the techniques in biofeedback.

But sometimes something as simple as putting your hands in warm to hot water can help.  You could also try putting them in a warm pack like a hot water bottle (no, not in the bottle – you know what I mean).

This doesn’t do quite the same thing as biofeedback (more info in this podcast) – I recommend you try that as well if you haven’t.  However, it may be just a little 1% difference that will keep your migraine attack symptoms manageable next time.

Give it a try – warm hands, and maybe a head that’s a little cooler.

What is 1% Thursday?

Every Thursday at Headache and Migraine News (weather permitting) we’ll talk about one measurable, practical thing we can do to make our lives just 1% better.  Usually it will be something very easy, sometimes it will be a challenge.  Let us know if you try it, or share an idea of your own – and maybe a year from now we’ll see that things have really changed for the better!