Cupping guides
Headache: the types (tension headache, migraine, cluster headache, neck-related, medication overuse), where it hurts and what it can be, daily headache, the warning signs that mean care, and what helps: habits, exercises, neck and cupping
The forehead, the temples, the back of the head, behind one eye or like a band around the whole head: where and how it hurts says a lot about which headache you have. Nine in ten headaches are tension headache or migraine, both harmless but one everyday and the other disabling. Here is a map: the types with their features, where it hurts and what it usually means, what lies behind daily headache (most often too many painkillers, lack of sleep, stress or a tight neck), the warning signs that mean urgent care (thunderclap headache, headache with fever and stiff neck, with paralysis or speech difficulty, after a blow to the head), what your doctor does, and what actually helps: regular habits, water, sleep, screen breaks, neck exercises, relaxation and cupping of neck, shoulders and jaw for the most common kind. With links to our deeper guides on tension headache and jaw, wry neck, dizziness, tired eyes and stress.
Learn moreTired eyes and screen fatigue: why the eyes get tired, dry and achy, the 20-20-20 rule, exercises and rest that help, when to check your eyesight, and light cupping around the eyes, forehead and temples
Tired eyes are one of the most common complaints of screen life: the eyes feel dry, gritty, heavy and achy toward evening, vision goes blurry for a while and headache in the forehead and temples comes with it. The cause is almost always a combination: we blink half as often in front of a screen, the eye muscles hold the same focus for hours, the light is too bright or too dim, and an uncorrected or outdated prescription makes the eyes compensate. Here is why it happens, the 20-20-20 rule and six exercises that rest and move the eyes, screen and workstation settings, self-care for dry eyes, when to check your eyesight or seek care, and how light cupping with the small face cup on the bone edges around the eyes, forehead and temples releases tension and puffiness – never on the eyelids.
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