Energy Theory And Headache Assessment - Benbenjamin
UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF HEADACHES: AN ENERGETIC APPROACHEnergy Theory andHeadache Assessment1Instructor: Ben Benjamin, Ph.D.DrBen@BenBenjamin.com21
Instructor: Ben Benjamin, Ph.D.DrBen@BenBenjamin.com3The Premise Most headaches are an energetic phenomenon2
Goals Have a basic understanding of energy theory. Understand what a headache is both mechanically andenergetically. Be able to assess and differentiate the main types ofheadaches. Be able to treat the two most common types ofheadaches, muscle tension headaches and migraine.Things to Keep in Mind Notice the role of disease in headaches How breathing affects energy in the body The significance of pulsation Reich’s concept of armoring and how it relates to headaches And how breathing affects energy pump of the body3
Expectations You may get a headache in the webinar If You Do, Tell Me through the moderator This work sometimes brings up emotion in people. Clients in your office may spontaneously expressemotion as a result of the physical work done ontheir head.Take Care of Yourself This is a different kind of webinar Stop doing the exercise Write to me and say TELL Ben Pause the recording4
Do you get headaches? Laurin Rinder/Shutterstock.com10 Laurin Rinder/Shutterstock.com5
Energy:What is it? optimarc/Shutterstock.comQiChi Elena Ray/Shutterstock.com6
wong yu liang/Shutterstock.comPrana7
oliveromg/Shutterstock.comWilhelm Reich, MD8
EnergyDarkEnergy Fotokostic/Shutterstock.com9
Principles of Energy Movement Direction of energy flow Charge ContainmentCore toPeriphery by lenni armstrong10
Up the Back andDown the Front by lenni armstrongBreathing affects the flow of energy11
BreathingThe diaphragm is theenergy pump of the body12
Energy Mobilizing Exercises13
EyebrowLiftFrown14
Up and DownOpen15
SqueezeOpen & Squeeze16
Eye CirclesEye Circles17
Eye CirclesEye Circles18
Eye CirclesNosePull up19
PulsationArmorEmotional AnatomyPulsationThe Ameoba Zhabska Tetyana/Shutterstock.com20
AmoebaExperimentson Pulsation K.Iakubowska/Shutterstock.com21
Armor:The sum total of muscular attitudes andchronic muscular tension, which anindividual develops as a defense againstthe break through of emotions andsensation, especially anxiety, rage, andsexual feeling.Arrogance Warren Goldswain/Shutterstock.com22
Joy SvetlanaFedoseyeva/Shutterstock.comContempt Patrick Breig/Shutterstock.com23
Love Dmitriy Shironosov/Shutterstock.comDisgust Kati Neudert/Shutterstock.com24
Fear IPagetRFphotos/Shutterstock.comRage & Hate ejwhite/Shutterstock.com25
Sadness Aletia/Shutterstock.com Shutterstock.com26
Armor is needed for survival Angie Sidles/Shutterstock.comArmoringSegments27
Emotional AnatomyOcularTemporalFrontalisOrbicularis OculiFronto-occipitalUpperOccipitalNasalis sobotta28
OralObicularisOrisMasseterSub-occipitalPterigoids sobotta57CervicalNeckFascia sobotta29
CervicalThroat wong yu liang/Shutterstock.comThoracic sobotta30
Diaphragmatic sobottaAbdominal sobotta31
Pelvic sobottaCreating Functional Armor Dmitriy Shironosov/Shutterstock.com32
Creating Functional Armor lineartestpilot/Shutterstock.comEven and Uneven Armor 83640811/Shutterstock.com33
Types of HeadachesConcussion34
Ligament Injury HeadacheHeadaches from DiseaseCancerArteritisMeningitisBrain TumorCerebral AneurysmSubarachnoid HemorrageAngina and Other Heart Conditions35
Medication Headache&Rebound Headache Rob Byron/Shutterstock.comClusterHeadache mypokcik/Shutterstock.com36
Sinus InfectionHeadache 74201380/Shutterstock.comMuscle Tension Headache&Migraine Headache zhang kan/Shutterstock.com 19917334/Shutterstock.com37
zhang kan/Shutterstock.com 19917334/Shutterstock.comMuscle Tension Assessment38
Muscle Tension AssessmentMuscle Tension Assessment“Let me know as soon asanything is uncomfortable,painful, or ticklish,and I will stop.”39
Muscle Tension AssessmentPain Scale5 Extremely tense and painful with minimal pressure4 Fairly tense and painful with moderate pressure3 Some discomfort with medium pressure2 Very mild discomfort with a great deal of pressure1 No discomfort with maximum pressure40
Muscle Tension AssessmentA higher number indicates a higher level oftension in this area.A lower number indicates that the muscles aremore relaxed.Muscle Tension AssessmentNote the number on the pain scaleNote the face, breath and the muscles41
Tension PatternsHeadache Assessment Tests1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.Forehead (Frontalis muscle)Eye Orbits (Orbicularis oculi muscle)Nose (Nasalis muscle)Under Eye (Levator labii superioris,zygomaticus major and minor muscles)Jaw (Masseter muscle)Under Jaw (Digastricus muscle)Sternos (Sternocleidomastoid muscles)Occiput (Sub-occipitals and Trapezius muscles)Shoulders (Trapezius muscles)Breathing excursion (Diaphragm and intercostals)Eye mobility (Eye muscles)Trace circles, horizontal lines, vertical lines and diagonal lines at a moderate to fastspeed.42
The ForeheadThe Eye Orbits43
The NoseThe Under Eye44
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11/18/2011 4 Migraine Headache –Intense headache, usually throbbing –Nausea –Photophobia and phonophobia –Dizziness –Difficulty thinking –Some level of disability Migraine Headache Migraine with Aura –An aura is a group of symptoms, including vision disturbances that occur before the headache beginsoccur before the headache begins
if headache is primary or secondary in orgin. Medical History JR is a 46-year-old left handed man Presented with headache among other symptoms . Current headache frequency is 3 times/mo for 5 months Previous headache history – Couple/year – Triggered by
This guideline, for use by primary care providers, explains the evaluation, treatment, and referral process for children and adolescents (ages 3-21 years) whose chief complaint is headache. . If urgent, refer to pediatric neurologist or pediatric neurosurgeon Classify the headache (Appendix 2) Begin headache treatment No red flags
Headache: A Patient’s Guide eadache is an extremely common problem. It is estimated that 10-20% of all people have migraine. Headache is one of the most common reasons people visit the doctor’s office. Headache can be the symptom of a serious problem, or it can be recurrent, annoyin
clinical diagnosis, invasive tests, and treatment Nikolai Bogduk, jayantilal Govind* Cervicogenic headache is characterised by pain referred to the head from the cervical spine. Although the International Headache Society recognises this type ofheadache as a distinct disorder, some clinicians remain sceptical. Laboratory
–To achieve rapid pain relief and resume normal daily activities Long-term: –Prevent headache recurrence and decrease headache severity –Prevent analgesic dependence (medication overuse headache) –Be cost-effective in ov
Rasmussen BK. et. al. J Clin Epidemiology. 1991. This is a population-based study looking at the prevalence of primary and secondary headache disorders with the most common being tension-type headache with a prevalence of 78%. From this study, it is clear that migraine is also very common with a prevalence of 16% of the population surveyed.
Cervicogenic headache and occipital neuralgia are conditions whose diagnosis and treatment have been gradually refined over the last several years. This terminology has come to refer to specific types of unilateral headache thought to arise from impingement or entrapment o
