1% Thursday: Foot Massage

This week:  Try massaging your feet when your head hurts.

I’ve written before about reflexology for migraine, so it’s no secret that I’m not convinced by the evidence for reflexology in particular.  Then again, I am convinced that foot massage in general is a powerful tool to fight headache.

It’s no secret that how you treat your feet impacts your whole body.  (Read more about the head-and-foot connection in this issue of HeadWay.)  You might want to talk to your masseuse or masseur about giving you a foot massage next time you have head pain.

Then again, you might not need to spend hundreds of dollars to get some relief.  Believe it or not, a good foot roller can make quite a difference when that headache is beginning.  This very highly rated foot roller from amazon is only $15 (as I write), and you’ll see it has a bit of a twist from the normal foot rollers you’ve seen before.

Of course, another option is to have a friend do a good, deep massage on your feet when you feel that migraine attack coming on.

Whatever you do, try to get some good foot massage in next time you’re looking forward to an attack.  You might find your feet can really help your head.

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!