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THe point i was making is that tilting your head way back and pressing it backwards as hard as you can and maintaining that position for a minute or 2 has help me tremdendously. You can call it yoga, stretching, peanut butter or whatever, the idea is to put a tremendous amount of strain on your neck while arching your back. good luck

I'm 52 years old and have been a ClusterHead since the age of 13 (jr high school). It wasnt until about 10 years ago that one doctor finally diagnose it correctly and told me it was cluster headaches. Anyways, my lady friend introduce me to yoga last month and showed me some streches that have help me tremendously with my CH attacks. 1st of all i think i've tried about 20 different medications and have found ZOMIG to be the best. But Zomig eliminates about 30 to 40 percent of the attacks. However when i combine the ZOMIG with a yoga stretch (explained below) i've aborted nearly 90 percent (6 out of 7) so far since i began a couple weeks ago.  Again, this is still in the, shall we say, "clinical trial" stage but the results are promising. Since no one has ever mentioned it before i thought i might be on to something. Here's my technique: The first thing i do when i have a "Shadow" is to take 5 to 7.5M of Zomig pills. Again, this works in about 30 to 40 percent of the attacks. Now, i lie on the bed (or sofa) and push the front half of my body up but with the legs still on the bed. In yoga this position is called "The Cobra Pose" - see link below. My arms are straight while pushing my head way back - PUSHING HARD and AS FAR BACK AS I CAN GO. I hold it there for as long as i can take it (1 minute or so) putting a lot of strain and presure on my neck and lower back. I really really really push hard, similar to lifting weights in the gym. After i cant take it anymore i stand-up and rest for about a minute catching my breath. I repeat this 3 more times. After the fourth time I rest for about 5 minutes. I generally find that the headache is undergoing or experiencing some sort of change. Not sure if its the lack of blood going to the brain, but definitly there is some changes going-on upstairs. After 5 miniutes I repeat the entire process (4 reps) one more time. After this i sit and within a few minutes the headaches are gone. I should note that often during the stretching the severity of the headache is reduce. I'm an epsoidic CH and i'm currently into my 7th week. They generally last no more than 9 weeks, but i will keep you posted. Byron of SoCal http://www.abs-exercise-advice.com/printable-yoga-positions.html Â