Can Lifting Your Eyebrows Cause Headache Pain?
Learn how lifting your eyebrows can activate connected muscles across the scalp and contribute to tension headache pain. Try a gentle self-check and scalp massage routine.
Headaches can be connected to tension patterns in the neck, shoulders, jaw, and base of the skull. At Restorative Health and Wellness, Emily Boudwin uses neuromuscular massage therapy to address muscles such as the SCM, suboccipitals, upper trapezius, temporalis, and masseter that may contribute to head, temple, eye, jaw, or neck discomfort. Sessions focus on reducing muscular tension, improving range of motion, and helping you better understand the patterns that may be contributing to recurring headaches.
Understanding where your headaches may be coming from is an important step toward lasting relief.
Learn how lifting your eyebrows can activate connected muscles across the scalp and contribute to tension headache pain. Try a gentle self-check and scalp massage routine.
Quick, gentle head repositioning to ease suboccipital tightness and base-of-skull headaches. Learn a 1–3 minute technique you can use during screen breaks.
Learn a safe, step-by-step SCM self-massage to ease neck tension, reduce certain headaches and relieve referred eye pain. Short daily sessions (2–3 min per side) and safety tips included.
Welcome to the world of suboccipital self massage, a technique that can help ease tension and alleviate headaches originating from the base of the skull. This guide will take you through the steps and benefits of this self-care practice, focusing on how to effectively target the muscles that contribute to discomfort in this area. Table…
Have you ever experienced a headache right at the base of your skull? This type of headache, often referred to as a Suboccipital headache, can be quite bothersome and is frequently overlooked. In this blog, we’ll explore the causes of these headaches, particularly focusing on the role of suboccipital muscles and how your daily habits…
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