Really worried !

[KoPunch]

Hey guys, kopunch here. Well about 2 days ago I started skippin rope, And about 2 minutes in i started to get a pretty bad headache on the upper right side of my head, and everytime I do cardio, like jogging ,sprinting, skippin, I get a bad headache. Im really worried, do you guys know what this is? and/or how to make them go away?

[Chris Nagel]

I don't know for sure. If it happens on just one side of your head and happens at other times aside from exercise then it might be something that you should talk to your doctor about.

Some simple precautions for your cardio is to not hunch up, (i.e. tightening the muscles around your head and neck) avoid clenching your teeth, and putting your chin on your breastbone, this can all cause a headache in itself. Drinking enough water is goes with out saying, and so does a good warm up to prevent a headache that would be caused by a quick change of blood pressure. Some dynamic and passive stretching before your workout can help deal with any tight muscles that would otherwise hinder your workout.

If you still experience headaches whenever you exert yourself even after taking precautions than this is definately something that you should see a doctor about. Perhaps Scrap has something that he can share from his understanding in biomechanics that can shed more light on this. It could be simple, or it could be something else, nonetheless you gotta do something about it.

[KoPunch]

K thx for the answers ill try doing this all before exerting myself, if it doesn't work ill have to go to my doc Thx alot Chris N.

[Andre]

Rest dont push it.
Then go back to doing stuff but take it easy finding out.There a good senario and it could be just dehydration it causes that alot. Chocolate can do that if theres a wack of it in your system and you go at it hard.
Theres a not so good senario too ,but either way you want to find out on the simple route not the oh my god its time to panic route.
Rest until theres no pain. get fully hydrated and start up slow and do it right and move on when your warmed up then do the cardio stuff in bunches and stop and breathe and see how you feel.

Get someone to prod around in your shoulder and shoulder blades neck muscles etc it can come from there too ,you'll know when they hit the spot at the base of your neck and out about an inch out onto your trapezius muscle can trigger brain pain high up in your head ,you can reach that one yourself and see if you got a knot in there.

[Scrap]

Good post chris, It could be one of many things, usually its the hips being out off line is a common source of the problem and the upper body compensating to give the head stability. Thus tightening of the opposing side you are trying to compensate for. one stretch which should help is the chicken on the Stretch Routine whats up on the stretches.

[Sharla]

I find that when something is out in my back skipping aggrivates it more than anything else because of the impact.

If it's an option for you seeing a chiropractor or osteopath might fix it up pretty quickly - if it's your back.

[Andre]

Good post chris, It could be one of many things, usually its the hips being out off line is a common source of the problem and the upper body compensating to give the head stability. Thus tightening of the opposing side you are trying to compensate for. one stretch which should help is the chicken on the Stretch Routine whats up on the stretches.

You reminded me of something else then Scrap.
This is on a different note and Im not talking about alignment but it definatley comes naturally after this is attended to.
In energy or body /mind medicine,The temporal bone is linked to the Ilium,Temporal mandiblar joint to the sacroiliac joint/ the shoulder is linked directly to the opposite hip; front to front joint to joint rear to rear etc. eye is linked to opposite nipple, mouth /navel, elbow/knee ,wrist/ankle etc, the list goes on,these are like pairs of circuit breakers in an electrical system.
To heal one you usually have to balance out both in combination with all the brain cortexes for the recovery to be fast and permanent.
Frequently one circuit will be blown out and the body runs on one only and adapts and then due to the added stress is unable to restore the reciprocals in question.

[Sharla]

Good post chris, It could be one of many things, usually its the hips being out off line is a common source of the problem and the upper body compensating to give the head stability. Thus tightening of the opposing side you are trying to compensate for. one stretch which should help is the chicken on the Stretch Routine whats up on the stretches.

You reminded me of something else then Scrap.
This is on a different note and Im not talking about alignment but it definatley comes naturally after this is attended to.
In energy or body /mind medicine,The temporal bone is linked to the Ilium,Temporal mandiblar joint to the sacroiliac joint/ the shoulder is linked directly to the opposite hip; front to front joint to joint rear to rear etc. eye is linked to opposite nipple, mouth /navel, elbow/knee ,wrist/ankle etc, the list goes on,these are like pairs of circuit breakers in an electrical system.
To heal one you usually have to balance out both in combination with all the brain cortexes for the recovery to be fast and permanent.
Frequently one circuit will be blown out and the body runs on one only and adapts and then due to the added stress is unable to restore the reciprocals in question.

So do you mean you can't fix this because it's blown out Andre? If not what would you normally do about it? Sorry if this is a lot to explain - I'm just interested because I don't quite get it and I know I have things that still need to be rehabilitated post knee injury....

[Trainer Monkey]

Without knowing if youve had a concussion recently(could be a major contributor)how is your breathing? Being asthmatic could do it,you can still work out but your going to have to mix and match a little more if thats the case

[Andre]

Good post chris, It could be one of many things, usually its the hips being out off line is a common source of the problem and the upper body compensating to give the head stability. Thus tightening of the opposing side you are trying to compensate for. one stretch which should help is the chicken on the Stretch Routine whats up on the stretches.

You reminded me of something else then Scrap.
This is on a different note and Im not talking about alignment but it definatley comes naturally after this is attended to.
In energy or body /mind medicine,The temporal bone is linked to the Ilium,Temporal mandiblar joint to the sacroiliac joint/ the shoulder is linked directly to the opposite hip; front to front joint to joint rear to rear etc. eye is linked to opposite nipple, mouth /navel, elbow/knee ,wrist/ankle etc, the list goes on,these are like pairs of circuit breakers in an electrical system.
To heal one you usually have to balance out both in combination with all the brain cortexes for the recovery to be fast and permanent.
Frequently one circuit will be blown out and the body runs on one only and adapts and then due to the added stress is unable to restore the reciprocals in question.

So do you mean you can't fix this because it's blown out Andre? If not what would you normally do about it? Sorry if this is a lot to explain - I'm just interested because I don't quite get it and I know I have things that still need to be rehabilitated post knee injury....

Well at the end of the day we are all energy vibrating at different frequencies.
when we are sick those energies vibrate and give out a diffenert reading from when we are running correctly.
ITs comprises of subtle electrical energies that run through our bodies too like wei chi.
simular to meridains with measurable current.
Sometimes with damage, one of the reciprial pairs of conductors of these energies that link to an area, has to over work to compensate for the other that is either blown or blocked.This is only a small part of big healing system that is practiced world wide.

Its not something western medicine or even extremly physically orientated people can even think about, let alone except as real but when freed up the body repairs its self faster naturally.

You want a practitioner near you or read about the system give me a pm.

I just wondered if Scrap has noticed any physical links to the ones I mentioned ,over the years.

[Sharla]

Interesting thanks Andre,

It's definitely something to think about -

I'm still holding off on spending money so I can afford to blow it on a holiday at the end of the year but I might check out some local practictioners after that.

I'm thinking the Reggae marathon in Jamaica Dec 6th now - unless Saddo members can agree on something else I'd rather travel for

[Scrap]

I agree Absolutaly Andre.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I get horrible headaches If I'm training without hydration.
Even when I rehydrate afterward. This primarily occurs on Saturdays on my longer gym sessions in which I train solo.

On Saturdays I have a typical routine, which is concluded by myself and my girlfriend ordering food (don't worry it's a green salad for me) and watching a DVD.
If I was hydrated poorly that day in training the headaches will again bother me while watching TV.

[Sharla]

You reminded me of something else then Scrap.
This is on a different note and Im not talking about alignment but it definatley comes naturally after this is attended to.
In energy or body /mind medicine,The temporal bone is linked to the Ilium,Temporal mandiblar joint to the sacroiliac joint/ the shoulder is linked directly to the opposite hip; front to front joint to joint rear to rear etc. eye is linked to opposite nipple, mouth /navel, elbow/knee ,wrist/ankle etc, the list goes on,these are like pairs of circuit breakers in an electrical system.
To heal one you usually have to balance out both in combination with all the brain cortexes for the recovery to be fast and permanent.
Frequently one circuit will be blown out and the body runs on one only and adapts and then due to the added stress is unable to restore the reciprocals in question.

I was reading info i've found on the Psoas muscle that seems likely to be behind a lot of my problems and a link between what you've written here and what I'm reading became really obvious to me. I don't think I fully understood what you meant and I probably still don't get the full extent of it.

Anyway this is it in case you're interested:

"After a traumatic occurrence animals will release their protective responses by shaking. Humans often bypass this release response and hold the trauma in their bodies. Until the psoas is released the muscle may stay contracted and fearful and go into further shortening and spasm very easily"

[Andre]

I was reading info i've found on the Psoas muscle that seems likely to be behind a lot of my problems and a link between what you've written here and what I'm reading became really obvious to me. I don't think I fully understood what you meant and I probably still don't get the full extent of it.

Anyway this is it in case you're interested:

"After a traumatic occurrence animals will release their protective responses by shaking. Humans often bypass this release response and hold the trauma in their bodies. Until the psoas is released the muscle may stay contracted and fearful and go into further shortening and spasm very easily"

Interseting that the words contracting and fearful is used.
Muscles like all of us, has memory. We are actually the complete reverse energy to fear and contraction but we can allow it in through different emotions. So that makes sence, talking energy medicine.