Say you're at the computer 12+ hours a day...
2007-02-26 15:32:59 · 5 answers · asked by melon_rose 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Thanks for all the answers so far. :) A little more info:
Yes, it's a flat screen.
There are no fluorescent lights around me.
2007-02-26 15:43:08 · update #1
more likely your headache is caused by eye strain from the flourescent bulbs above and the screen
2007-02-26 15:40:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO - See a chiropractor and massage therapist.
Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.
Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.
The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).
For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.
2007-02-28 21:17:25 · answer #2 · answered by Keko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have a flatscreen, absolutely not - there is no tube to emit EMF. The most likely cause however, is the fact that you are not blinking as often (I know, it sounds freakish, but try wetting eye drops, it will keep you from straining your eyes as bad) and holding your head at the same angle for so much of the day - it strains your neck muscles - and that causes tension headaches.
2007-02-26 23:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by freshbliss 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not waves. It's a combination of the light, and staring at one place for so long. Take a 10 minute break every hour or so, try focusing on something far away. It will help.
2007-02-26 23:41:51 · answer #4 · answered by Emmy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most doctors would call 12+ hours at a computer screen "eyestrain" and not "electromagnetic wave strain."
Really!
2007-02-26 23:41:15 · answer #5 · answered by CYP450 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋