astrochimp32

Hello, I am in school to become a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and for my pathology class I chose to do a research paper and presentation on Cluster Headache. I first became interested in CH when I was reading about MAPS research on psychedelics for various conditions, and found that psilocybin and LSD were shown to be efficacious for some sufferers of CH. I myself do not suffer from CH, but I would like to increase awareness of this condition. I would like to get feedback from all of you on some questions about massage and CH, so my report is accurate as possible. It's my understanding that massage isn't going to really prevent or treat CH, but can help with other issues related to it- like depression, anxiety, chronic tension in neck, shoulder, jaw, etc. Is this people's experience? Does anyone have experience with craniosacral therapy? Is there anything you would want an LMT to know if you were going in for a massage? Could aromas in aromatherapy be triggers like with migraines? Could certain trigger points cause a CH? As I understand, most people with CH would generally know when they would be getting CHs, although certain things like alcohol can trigger them. Would it be possible to have an attack while receiving a massage? How would you want an LMT to respond - just give you space? I appreciate anyone who takes the time to respond- I'm really glad you have this awesome resource that is Clusterbusters!