Migraines are disturbing and uncomfortable. A migraine is a headache that can cause severe aching pain or a throbbing sensation, usually on one side of the head.

According to the World Federation of Neurology website, migraine affects one in seven people worldwide and it is the most common brain disease. Migraine is known to be one of the most common causes of headaches that aren’t completely understood. However, scientists believe that genetics and environmental factors may contribute to the development of this condition.

Medical News Today states that migraine causes severe headaches, sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound. People commonly use medication to treat their symptoms. However, other methods such as yoga may be an effective way to reduce the frequency and severity of migraine headaches. Yoga helps lower blood pressure and slow heart rate, allowing the body to recover from stressful events such as migraine episodes.

Aniket Ukey, a Fitness Consultant at Shivaay Yoga & Fitness says that some yoga poses can relieve migraines, for instance; Balansana or Child’s pose, which he notes that it gently stretches the various parts of the body like the back, hips, thighs, and ankles.

He also says that you can do it by carrying your big toes in touch and walking your knees out widespread to the girth of the mat. Then free your chest onto the ground between your thighs as you stride your fingertips to the front of your mat. And let your forehead relax mildly on the floor and prop your head from side to side to massage out the strain.

Ukey states that the Balansana pose can compose and relaxes the brain, thus relieving stress yet it can also help relieve back and neck pain.

The fitness consultant recommends Sukshma Vyayama pose, this, he says  is an arrangement of bodily and breathing exercises which help to sequentially work out all joints of a body such as the head to the top of toes, and enlivens it. It has a robust refining upshot on the vitality of the body. It composes of three components, a breathing pattern, concentration point or area in your body, and the actual exercise.

He adds that the pose surges flexibility of ligaments, increases body movement and makes it flexible, develops coordination and equilibrium, advances blood circulation and metabolism, among others.

 "The cat and cow pose also rises suppleness and relieves tightness in the spine, and it can easily be done. All you have to do is put your hands and knees in a table pose, with a neutral spine. While inhaling, try to move into cow pose, lift your sit bones a bit high, place your chest forward and permit your belly to drop. Lift your head, ease your shoulders away from your ears, and look straight ahead. As you breathe out, come into cat pose though turning your spine noticeable, inserting in your tailbone, and portraying your pubic bone onward. Release your head toward the floor calmly and relax,” Ukey says.

He also highlights that legs up the wall is also an effective pose as it allows the blood to flow in the opposite direction—towards your brain. When you receive more blood and oxygen in your brain, the throbbing in your headache may reduce.

Ukey explains that you should lay on your back and extend your legs straight up towards the so that your legs are vertical to your chest, then bend your toes back towards your face and let your arms drop down by your sides.

Migraine prevention tips

"Certain foods, dehydration, and lack of sleep can all trigger migraine. People should identify their migraine triggers, and keep a diary to help remember what set off previous episodes. Doctors may recommend certain medications to manage migraine, such as the anti-seizure medication topiramate. They may also prescribe other medications, such as the high blood pressure medication propranolol and the antidepressant amitriptyline, to help prevent migraine,” states Medical News Today.