AMATSU THERAPY COULD GIVE YOU RELIEF FROM YOUR MIGRAINES & HEADACHES

Headaches and migraines are caused by a variety of reasons. Some are brought on by stress and muscle tension, others by tiredness, inappropriate food choices, postural issues or high blood pressure. All long standing or very severe headaches should be brought to the attention of your general practitioner. There's good news though, Amatsu Therapy treatments can be very effective at reducing the severity and frequency of migraine attacks or regular chronic headaches, particularly those caused by muscular tension or stress. Read on to find out more.

Posture plays an important part in the triggering of headaches and migraines caused by muscular tension.  A slumped posture, with rounded shoulders, causes an important muscle in the lower back to switch off. This muscle is called the “psoas” muscle. One of the jobs of the psoas muscle is to give a lovely curve to your lower back, and another job is to kick your leg forward as if to walk, or kick a football. If the psoas muscle is switched off, the curve in the lower back (the lumbar curve) flattens, which causes the shoulders to structurally roll forward, even without you slumping. This natural effect is due to “Biotensegrity”.  As the shoulders become more rounded, the head and jaw tend to jut forwards and up as they try to keep your head and neck at its natural level. This puts great tension and pressure on the muscles supporting the head and neck, which can then trigger a migraine or headache.

How can Amatsu Therapy help alleviate the pain and discomfort associated with migraines and headaches?

Amatsu Therapy works on the “soft tissues” of the body - the muscles, ligaments and fascia. It aims to loosen over-tight muscles and wake up muscles that are not working optimally. This restores correct tensions and removes any abnormal twists and pulls within the body that may have come about through either bad posture or adaptations caused by stress, strain or injury.  Every body will take different compensatory measures to continue to hold itself and thus function, as best it can. This means that every body has different structural imbalances and there's no one same fix in the treatment of headaches and migraines. Ultimately, a balanced and aligned body is one that can be free from pain and discomfort. ​

What will an Amatsu Therapy treatment be like for someone who suffers with migraines or chronic headaches?

The range of motion of the head, neck, jaw and shoulders will be assessed, and the function of the muscles that span these areas will be tested. The muscles and ligaments of the pelvis are always assessed during any Amatsu Therapy treatment, as pelvic stability is core to being able to establish long lasting balance within the rest of the body. The all important psoas muscle will most certainly be checked. 

During a treatment, an Amatsu practitioner will ascertain the most effective way to restore balance back to the body with minimum intervention. This is because the body integrates minimal corrections far better, leading to longer lasting results.  Amatsu Therapy corrections use specific movement and massage, applied uniquely with natural body movement, to relax tight muscles or to strengthen those muscles that are struggling to work optimally. These corrections could be in a different part of the body from where your problem is felt i.e. the head, neck and shoulders, but local massage and movement to these areas is usually also required. 

Amatsu Therapy gives the body exactly the right reminder it needs at the time of treatment to heal itself.  Often it will take more than one treatment to retrain your body on how it should align itself naturally.  Once migraines and chronic headaches are under control, regular maintenance treatments will be required to keep symptoms at bay.  As with any health condition, Amatsu Therapy will look at your Godai to understand what factors in your lifestyle may be causing your body to be pulled or pushed out of balance. Once such factors are understood, it may, or may not be, possible to eliminate or reduce them, giving your body more chance of staying balanced for longer.  It's the extent to which this is possible that answers the question of how often your body will need an Amatsu Therapy treatment.
Hope you've found this blog post article interesting. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any further questions and please do share with anyone you know who suffers with regular headaches or migraines. 

Best wishes
​Carolyn x

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