African Headache Treatment

[rtxoff]

Pros and cons?

Discuss.

[RainDreamer]

Not any worse than trepanning. If the hits are superficial and not causing lasting damage, "curing" people through placebo effect, it works. Real medical attention is always better, but hard to find such things in a place where there are none, and if this is saving people, it is acceptable.

Would be much better if they have a shaman who is an actual botanist and use herbal medicine though.

Edited March 24, 2015 by RainDreamer

[EdFred]

I've found that hitting my thumb with a hammer makes me forget all about having a headache.

[lajoswinkler]

The sound of hitting is so bennyhillian.

[Dkmdlb]

if this is saving people, it is acceptable.

It's not.

[astropapi1]

Just give the guy a damn ibuprofen, jesus.

[LordFerret]

I would think that would give you a headache lol.

[RainDreamer]

It's not.

Then it is not acceptable. I do not have knowledge of the situation there and any of my opinion is about as valid as a sneeze in the wind. I am simply saying that, while it is objectively better to have an actual medical professional looking into health problems, there are cases that we can't get those objectively better things, and have to settle for shady methods, which sometimes work thanks to placebo effect. Kind of like acupuncture. It doesn't do any actual medical effect that we know of. But it doesn't harm people in any way physically, and the placebo effect helps people feel better.

Of course, this is all out of the window when someone is trying to peddle placebo for actual treatment for the same price. That should be shut down.

Edited March 25, 2015 by Vanamonde

[Ethanadams]

Just give them a shot of 1ml of morphine mixed with 99ml water that helps a lot with headaches

[Dkmdlb]

But it doesn't harm people in any way physically

You don't think smacking somebody repeatedly in the head is physically harmful?

[RainDreamer]

You don't think smacking somebody repeatedly in the head is physically harmful?

As I said, if it is only superficial instead of actual smacking that can cause concussion. Like how acupuncture only puncture through your skin and doesn't do much more. Also, don't take my opinion here to hold any value since I don't actually know anything more than what is shown. I can be very wrong and all that.

[Motokid600]

This is funny because I get what are called cluster headaches. They are bad. They are the worst headache one can have. Completely debilitating.

Caffeine works really well. Aleve, Cup of coffee, big glass of ice water and warm towel. I'll be feeling alright. So I think I'll stick with that.

Inhaling peppermint oil fumes and inducing a brain freeze works too.

Edited March 24, 2015 by Motokid600

[Guest]

Axe works better against headaches. No one ever complained.

[Herr Doktor Strangemember]

As someone who suffered, and I do mean suffered, from migraines my usual method involves 4 extra strength Advil Liquid Gels to get home, then 4 Tylenol with codeine and the darkest, quietest room or closet in my house until it stops. If it is in the spring/summer that is usually when my neighbor will fine tune his Harley. Ouch

My biggest hate is for people who say 'Migraines? Oh those are just bad headaches right'. At that point I wish for vice to stuff their head in and an icepick so I can make them, maybe, understand what it's like.

[Greenfire32]

It's unconventional, but if it works and isn't destructive, then I see no reason so condemn it.

For example, when I get headaches I take about a fistful of hair from the very top of my head and pull until the pressure outways the headache. It works for me.

No drugs required.

[rtxoff]

Someone told me that many brain cells are going to die with only one slap onto the head like that. Not sure if that is true.

[DaveofDefeat]

Better than drilling holes in your head to "relieve the pressure"

[Ethanadams]

I recently got several hard blows to the head and I get headaches all the time I didn't get a concussion why?

ibuprofen works well

[rtxoff]

*snip* I didn't get a concussion why?

The blows where not hard enough then. Or you got one and it was not diagnosed yet?

[EdFred]

I recently got several hard blows to the head and I get headaches all the time I didn't get a concussion why?

ibuprofen works well

You can suffer a concussion without having the symptoms.

[Ethanadams]

The noise of hitting in the video sounds like it is edited in .

Edited April 9, 2015 by Ethanadams