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Do you suffer from headaches on a regular basis?Do headaches keep you off work or away from your favourite activities? Have you had a headache recently that wouldn’t go away? Read on as you could be making one of these 5 simple mistakes…
Mistake number 1 The first mistake that we see with managing a headache is having an incorrect or poor sitting posture.By this we mean if you’re sitting forward, and you don’t have optimal work place ergonomics then that is not going to maintain a nice curve in the spine, it will cause rounded shoulders and this in turn puts a lot of pressure on the neck which can relate to headache pain.
 Mistake number 2The second mistake is sitting. By this what I mean is that sitting for too much of that day and not having enough breaks from sitting aggravates neck pain and exacerbates headaches through poor posture. As people, we’re not designed to sit and this can lead to headaches.
Mistake number 3
The third mistake is not using a pillow that supports your neck correctly. We spend up to a third of our life in bed and not having a correct support is going to lead to poor structural support of your neck and ultimately lead to tight muscles and stiff joints and then the dreaded neck headaches.
Mistake number 4The fourth mistake that we see with people with headaches is that they try to manage it with medication and just end up masking the symptoms. There’s no point in masking the symptoms, you need to get to the cause and actually create a long lasting change.
Mistake number 5The fifth mistake that people make with headaches is not getting professional advice on how to manage it. It’s just so important to find out where the cause of your headache is coming from so that you can find the appropriate course of action for you. Different headache types require different types of treatment and going it alone can be dangerous, painful and cause a lot of unnecessary discomfort.
 And finally…If this resonated well with you or you’d like to know how you can better manage your headaches, then speak to your physiotherapist or health professional to find out how to get on the road to being headache free!
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