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Headache
is not just a physical disorder. It can impact a person's mental
health, relationships, career prospects, basic life functions like sleep
and exercise, and overall well-being.
头痛不仅仅是一个物理障碍。它还能影响一个人的心理健康、人际关系、职业前景、基本生活功能像睡眠、锻炼和整体健康。
This
is why a combination of medication and behavioral therapies are often
used to treat headache disorders—and research shows this holistic
approach works better than either therapy alone.
这就是为什么药物和行为治疗经常用来治疗头痛疾病-研究显示整体方法优于单独治疗。
While
there are number of complementary therapies advertised as being
effective for managing headaches, many do not have the scientific proof
to back them up.
虽然有很多辅助疗法的广告宣称能有效对付头痛，但很多疗法却没有科学依据。
Of course,
this does not necessarily mean a particular therapy won't soothe your
personal headaches. Rather, if you are going to choose a complementary
headache strategy, it's probably best to choose one that has been found
to be beneficial based on research studies.
当然，这并不一定意味着一个独特的治疗不会缓解你自己的头痛。相反，如果你要选择一个互补的治疗头痛的策略，最好选择一个基于研究并被证明为有益的方法。
With that, three behavioral therapies found to be effective in preventing and controlling your headaches are:
接下来，在有效的预防和控制你的头痛方面有三种行为疗法：
relaxation therapy
放松疗法
biofeedback
生物反馈
cognitive-behavioral therapy
认知行为疗法
Relaxation Therapy
放松疗法
For
people prone to headaches, even everyday mild stresses can be
headache-triggering—like a work deadline, caring for a child, or paying
bills. These mild stresses can arouse a person's nervous system and lead
to an increase in heart rate and blood pressure, shallow breathing,
sweating, muscle tightening, and an inability to sleep.
对于容易头痛人来说，甚至每天轻微的压力就能引起头痛-像工作截止日期、照顾孩子或付账单。这些轻微的压力可以刺激一个人的神经系统，会导致心率和血压的增加、呼吸急促、出汗、肌肉收紧和无法睡眠。
Biofeedback
生物反馈
In
biofeedback, a device measures your body's physical responses to stress
and then feeds this information back to you. This way you can develop
an awareness of your body's responses and learn how to control them.
在生物反馈中，一种设备可测量你身体对压力的反应，然后再把信息反馈给你。这样你可以增强对身体反应的意识，并学习如何控制它们。
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
认知行为疗法
With this type of therapy, people first learn how to identify their unique headache and migraine triggers. Common ones include:
这种类型的治疗，人们首先要学习如何识别他们独特的头痛和偏头痛的诱因。常见的包括：
stress
压力
negative emotions
消极的情感
sleep problem shunger
失眠
certain foods
某种食物
alcohol
酒精
weather changes
天气变化
environmental or sensory triggers
环境或感觉诱因
