Living with a headache is hard enough but when it spreads to your neck and restricts movement it is so much worse.

The world cannot stop for a headache, below are three tips to get keep your headaches in check.

1. Keep Hydrated - Water is essential to our bodies and the top three signs of dehydration are headaches, dry lips and aching limbs. Water is the best medication, it is free and can do not harm. Try to drink every day, don't wait for headaches to strike before you remember.

2.Hot And Cold Compacts " Tension in you neck can cause a headache, equally a headache can cause you to tense up and your neck to become stiff " the chicken and egg of headaches. Treat your neck as much as you would treat your headache. Try alternating hot and cold compacts to increase the blood flow and loosen the neck muscles.

3.Review Aspects Of Your Life " I know that you cannot remove all the stress in your life, or stop sitting at a desk to reduce your headaches, but you should try to establish what the triggers are for your headaches. Once you have these you can monitor and control them to a degree. The best way to work out what triggers your headaches is the keep a diary. In this you need to describe the environment your were in when your headache started an also the time of day and the food you had eaten recently. Over time you should be able to see a pattern.

A headache is a symptom of a lifestyle. You should never consider your headaches as a life sentence, there are always ways to improve the situation.

Apart for traditional medications you should also consider alternative therapies, the above tips are a way to help your self and alternative therapies work along these lines so it is worth researching them a little more if you are new to the idea.

Remember that the best cure for headaches and neck pain is to stay relaxed, happy and to live healthily.