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need help for pain

by pdnm4016, Jun 11, 2009 02:54PM
I have been in constant pain for 2 years now.  I go to the cleveland clinic and get nerve blocks and they last for 2 days.  The Dr. said I have migrane headaches but it is not like a "headache".  It is more like severe nerve pain on one side of my head into my neck and shoulders and jaw line.  I keeps me awake and when I do sleep ,I moan  and groan a lot.. Looking on line I found that it sounds like trigeminal neuralgia. I told my Dr. about this and he says no way, it is migraine headaches and to quit drinking caffeine.  Wondering if anyone has any opinions?
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by hava, Jun 23, 2009 06:20AM

The Yog Pranayam (breathing exercises) will  help you relax and also help to reduce the pain from TN or headache.It provides extra oxygen and stimulates the left and right side of brain and pituitary gland.Drink warm water. Come back to report your progress over the next 3-12 months and also as soon as you can sleep better. It will help others.
Initially do anulom vilom(20-30minutes) and Bhramri(upto 20 times) for 7 days and then do all the pranayams.
Build up your timing gradually. If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume after 1 minute.

Bhastrika - Take a long deep breath into the lungs(chest not tummy) via the nose and then completely breathe out through the nose. Duration upto 5 minutes.

Anulom Vilom –
Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril  
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril  
then -keeping the left nostril closed  deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 15 to 30  minutes twice a day.

You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.

Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and hold your head steady. Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.
Do this for 15 to 30 minutes twice a day.

Bhramri Pranayam -Close eyes. Close ears with thumb, index finger on forehead, and rest three fingers on base of nose touching eyes. Breathe in through nose. And now breathe out through the nose while humming like a bee.
Duration : 5 to 12  times

Once you are better, continue the pranayam once a day.
Be patient, as the benefits will show over a period of months.Only by doing you will benefit and feel good because you are helping your body.
I would like all TN sufferers to try this and not give up.


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