13/04/2025
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฌ
An incredibly common (and sneaky) symptom of ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ถ๐บ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Itโs also a ๐บ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ โ and most clients donโt even realise theyโre doing it, whether during the day or in their sleep.
Itโs often not until a practitioner like myself investigates further โ palpating and massaging key areas of the scalp and face โ that we uncover the tension and habit patterns contributing to the issue. For clients presenting like this, I often recommend a check-in with their dentist. Ongoing clenching or grinding can lead to tooth damage, and a night splint might be necessary for prevention.
In this case, my client came in with a lingering headache and noticeable tenderness in her left temporalis muscle. We used a combination of local ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฝ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ to release the local tension, while also including distal acupuncture points to support her underlying health patterns.
Headaches arenโt always just about the head โ often, theyโre a reflection of deeper patterns in the body ๐
Thank you to me client for allowing me to share these images and words ๐๐ผ
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