Now as we all know, most people prefer to remain passive and allow the practitioner to do his magic, awaiting a miraculous improvement, but unfortunately, life is not always so easy. Most people prefer, of course, to simply pop a pill, aspirin, or one of the wide collection of modern pain-killers. They hope for an instant cure. It may work, and again may not. I have also heard about massage therapists who can alleviate the pain of a chilling headache, and both acupuncture and acupressure have their adherents.
Methods abound, some more complicated and expensive than others.
I am sure there are several esoteric approaches to this symptom that have not yet reached my ears. But one must keep in mind that various treatments have side-effects in addition to the cost factor. Others only seem to help at certain times in certain places. Certainly it is a field fraught with confusion and mystery. Let me tell you about what Gestalt Therapists do for headaches.