1% Thursday: Try a New Massage

This week, try a different kind of massage.

Maybe you’ve tried massage before, maybe you haven’t.  If you haven’t, this one will be easy – just go out to a massage therapist and get a 20 minute massage.

But maybe you’ve tried massage before, and haven’t found it all that helpful.  Well, there are many different types of massage out there, and some will help you more than others.  There are different parts of the body that can be massaged (and yes, head and shoulders are great, but a foot massage can help your headache too!), there are light massages and deeper massages, longer and shorter, and many techniques.

I suggest you get a professional massage this time, but of course you can have a friend give you a massage, or even try a self massage.  You could go to the local library or go online to get some tips (example of online massage tips).

Sometimes we sell massage short because we see it as just one thing.  It’s many things, and there may be a massage that can make a big difference for you, even if you only get it once in a while.

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!