Ein echtes Erfolgs-Rezept: „Relaxen“ gegen Spannungskopfschmerz
Die sogenannte Progressive Muskelentspannung (PMR engl.: progressive muscle relaxation) nach dem amerikanischen Arzt und Psychologen Edmund Jacobson ist ein wichtiges Hilfsmittel für Kopfschmerzbetroffene. Was man darunter versteht und wie man damit Migräneattacken wirksam vorbeugen kann, haben wir vor einiger Zeit bereits in diesem Artikel beschrieben. Aber auch bei Kopfschmerzen vom Spannungstyp ist die Methode ausgesprochen wirksam. Das konnte in zahlreichen Untersuchungen bestätigt werden.
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