夏の頭痛

Summer headaches

夏場の頭痛は、冷房による室内外の温度差で、自律神経が乱れ、体調を崩すことが要因になります。自律神経が体温調整にエネルギーを費やした結果、体の機能が低下しやすくなります。また、冷房による冷え以外にも冷たい食べ物や飲み物などによる内臓冷えも頭痛の原因になります。夏場の直射日光による炎天下でのスポーツなども、たくさん汗をかくことで、脱水状態になり、頭痛を起こします。体は汗をかくことで体温を調整しますが、脱水状態になることで、体がオーバーヒートして体温が上昇してしまい、頭痛を引き起こします。直射日光で頭部に熱がこもっても頭痛が起こります。日本の夏は高温多湿の環境下になりやすく、体の水分が不足しがちで、脱水状態になりがちです。脱水症状は、しばしば、頭痛を引き起こします。水分が不足することによって、血流が悪くなり、血液がドロドロになり、血流が促進されないがために、十分な栄養や酸素が脳に供給されなくなることが原因です。高温多湿の環境下は炎天下だけではなく、室内でも水分補給を怠ると脱水症状になりやすくなります。また、気圧、湿度など気象の変化によって体に起こる不調、気象病もあります。気象病は、体調を調整する自律神経が気象の変化に敏感に反応することで発症します。気圧の場合は、内耳が敏感過ぎると少しの気圧の変化も脳へ過剰に伝達して頭痛となります。また、湿度が高いと、体内に湿が溜まりやすくなり、体内の水やリンパ液、血液などの体液の循環が悪くなりやすく、体調を崩します。鍼灸治療では、自律神経を整えて、血流の改善をはかり、同時に、直接的に冷房があたるような首、肩などの、こり固まった筋の症状に対して温めてほぐしていきます。

Summer headaches are caused by the difference in indoor and outdoor temperatures due to air conditioning, which disturbs the autonomic nervous system. As a result of the autonomic nervous system expending energy to regulate body temperature, body functions tend to deteriorate. In addition to cooling from air conditioning, internal cooling from cold foods and drinks can also cause headaches. Sports and other activities under the scorching sun in direct sunlight during the summer also cause headaches as the body sweats profusely and becomes dehydrated. The body regulates temperature by sweating, but dehydration causes the body to overheat, resulting in an increase in body temperature and headaches. Heat buildup in the head from direct sunlight can also cause headaches. Japanese summers tend to be hot and humid, and the body tends to lose water and become dehydrated. Dehydration often causes headaches. Dehydration often leads to headaches, which are caused by a lack of water, which leads to poor blood flow, which leads to blood thrombosis, which leads to insufficient nutrients and oxygen being supplied to the brain because the blood flow is not stimulated. In hot and humid environments, it is easy to become dehydrated not only under the hot sun, but also indoors if one fails to stay hydrated. There are also weather-related illnesses, ailments that occur in the body due to changes in atmospheric pressure, humidity, and other weather conditions. Weather-related illnesses occur when the autonomic nervous system, which regulates the body's physical condition, becomes sensitive to weather changes. In the case of atmospheric pressure, if the inner ear is too sensitive, even a slight change in air pressure can be transmitted excessively to the brain, resulting in a headache. In addition, when humidity is high, moisture tends to accumulate in the body, causing poor circulation of body fluids such as water, lymph fluid, and blood in the body, leading to physical disorders. Acupuncture treatment regulates the autonomic nervous system and improves blood flow, and at the same time, warms and relaxes the stiff muscles in the neck and shoulders that are directly exposed to air conditioning.