Each of our eyes has six muscles which move the eyeball to point in the direction we want to look. Normally these muscles work in concert, so that both eyes move to fix on the same object, but when one or more muscles are paralysed, too short or too contracted, a squint results. Again, minor [...]

Acupuncture lessens healing time and trauma associated with concussion and head injury. Cranial osteopathy may help some sufferers, as can reflexology (for calming down muscle injuries and broken bones). Where there is a coincidental neck injury any of the manipulative medicines may be appropriate. An aromatherapist might suggest the anti-depressant oils bergamot, clary sage, camomile, [...]

Just as a stroke can sometime cause a headache, SO TIAs can also be associated with a headache, exactly like the headache of a full-blown stroke. What else could it be? At first a TIA is just like a stroke; you only know it’s a TIA because it goes away again after a time. Any [...]

According to some complementary therapists, shingles often indicates an inadequate supply of B vitamins, the major role of which is ensuring a healthy nervous system. A clinical nutritionist might suggest thiamine by supplement or injection. Adenosine may help the disease – relieving the symptoms of eight-eight per cent of those tested, none of whom had [...]

Self-help for tension headaches revolves around one word: stress. In principle it’s simple: get rid of the stress and tension headaches will become a thing of the past. Start off by identifying those things which cause you to feel stressed, and remove or minimise them. Then learn to deal with the stress that you cannot [...]