Headache? Biting Pencil Maybe Could Be Solution

When a headache, do not rush immediately to take medication. Maybe you just have to bite the pencil moment. Believed biting a pencil can relax the muscles in the jaw, so that could ease tensions that trigger pain.

Dr Jane Leonard said most of the stress that leads to headaches triggered by stress, anxiety, fatigue and emotional distress. Muscle tension in the face, neck, jaw and scalp to make someone have a headache.

Dysfunction TMJ (temporomandibular joint) can also create pressures that lead to headaches. It usually occurs due to frequent tightening menggemerutukkan jaw or teeth during sleep. Therefore, according to Leonard, biting a pencil can help relax the muscles of the jaw. 

 "This is an exercise to relax the muscles involved in chewing function," said Leonard who emmiliki a number of clinics in London and Manchester, as quoted by the Express Online, Sunday (14/02/2016).

 Jaw, continued Leonard, is one of the joints in the human body is the most complex. TMJ disorders alone generally can not be diagnosed based on the symptoms clear. But generally characterized by pain jaw, around the ear, as well as headaches.

The jaw joint is attached to the skull (cranium), the joint has a function for chewing, yawning, talking, and others. Problems arise when the disc (disc) in the area were not in the proper position. In addition to its habit of tightening the jaw or teeth menggemurutukkan during sleep, wear and tear due to age can also be a cause.

Some TMJ disorder may disappear on its own, or do not require treatment. But the condition is more severe and more frequent symptomatic treatment can be done to overcome them.

Headaches can also be caused by poor posture, thus increasing the pressure on call 80 percent leher.Pakar tension in the head which impact on the headache caused by neck muscles.

Julie Sugrue, a physiotherapist, said the head and neck have at least 36 groups of muscles, where 20 of them can contribute to pain in the head if it gets excessive pressure. Because it is advisable to maintain your posture so as not to overburden the neck area.