The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-20
Curing Headache Without Medicine.

NuIiHS HtaudCnS without Mediclne.
Water cure is not new; it was discov.
cred away back in the seventeen hun.
dreds. The principles OF the water-curist
are very simple. Pain. he states, is usual
lily dependent upon disturbance of the
circulation. II is caused by pressure
upon the nerves by oyerfilled veins and
arteries
] The first thing to do to relieve pain,
therefore, Is to equalize the circulation.
Force the blood gently from the congest-
ed part and thus remove the cause of the
pain. In doing this both hot and cold
applications are used, says the Ladies'
Home Journal. Cold water applied to a
congested region contracts the minute
blood vessels and lessen the flow of
blood to that region. Heat applied to a
region expands the blood vessels, relaxes
the surrounding tissues so that the nerve
flbres are relieved from pressure. and by
the quickening of local circulation the
congestion is relieved
Ii the patient is suffering with head
ache he should be put to bed. wrapped in
a sheet in warm weather OF a cotton
blanket in cold weather. so that wh,t
the treatment is ended there will be no
discomfort from wet garments.
Hot applications should be ms hot as
can be borne, and cold ones should be ice
cold. A vessel Of boiling water and
pan of ice water should be at the nurses
elbow, so that the changes may be made
quickly and easily.
Nervous headache is perhaps most
common. IL indicates overwrought or ex-
hausted nerves, and TO prevent its re-
currence attention should be given to
the building up Of the nerves by definite
and intelligent treatment But 90 get
rid Of that throbbing, splitting pain in
the temple is the immediate desire, and |
this is what the nurse must do:
First wiring a Goth out OF ice water
and apply il TO the front and sides Of the
neck. This cold compress contracts the
carotid arteries that carry the blood 10
the head. Then place hot.water bag
AZ the back of the neck and a cold COM
press TO the face, leaving only the nose
exposed. The hot-water bag and the
cold compress should be left on only so
long as Il takes a deft person 10 wiring
a piece Of cheeseloth or soft old linen
from boiling water Then the hot bag
should be removed from the base Of the
brain and an ice-bag put in its place.
while the cold compress on the face
should be thus alternated a. rapidly as
possible for FIVE or six minutes. or ten
at the most. II relief Il not
Afforded in this time IL i wen 20 dis
continue the treatment for half an hour
Ind then repeat IL.
Many headaches classed a. nervous
are cAused by disturbance Of
he stomach ana liver OF by the irrita.
ion Of other internal organs. While ,
ure Of the disorder IL necessary for per
nanent relief temporary respite may BE-
'btsined by the application Of bot fomen-
ations 10 the affected side Of the head.
nd by hot fermentation 10 the stomach,
2 10 the spine just back Of the stomach.
r 10 the lower abdominal regions A II
omentation il q wooden cloth wrung
rom boiling water and applied ~ hot
. il can BE- endured For the face
mall strip 81 haunei v sufficient, bus
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or 81 lehst Eve minutes Cover With {
~ piece b. keep the beat and steam .
eat TIE tndv.
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