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RE: [RC] Headaches - Mcgann, Barbara

If heat works for you...you could buy those heat therapy stick-on pads.  Take 
them out of the package, pull the covering off and then wrap around your neck 
(they stick on).  They really do provide a nice soothing warmth.

One caveat, though, is to not put them under clothes or coats.  I was riding 
with broken ribs one time and had stuck one of them across my back then got 
dressed and on the horse.  They felt great, until we got about a mile out of 
camp and my body started sweating.  The pad just kept getting hotter and hotter 
and of course the coat was holding it in.  It was too cold to take the coat 
off, but internally I was on fire.  I finally ripped it off!

But after the ride, or on your neck and not covered up, they work better than 
the heated towel, as they stay warm for hours.

Barb McGann, Aerc #840

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Benedikte Whitman
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:14 AM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] Headaches


Thanks to everyone who responded to my question regarding headaches.  It
is very comforting to know that I am not the only one who suffers and
there was tons of good advice and things I am going to try.

One thing that sometimes works for me is heat on my neck.  I wet down a
towel and microwave it on high for about 30 seconds and then put it on my
neck until it cools off.  Then I repeat.  Need a microwave to do it at an
event though.
Thanks again,
Benedikte


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