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Hi sometimes when i have had my hair in a pony tale for a long time or in an alice band which restrains the hair from the oppostie way it grows (because i think naturally my hair grows forward) once i take it out and shake my head my head really hurts and fels really weired?? is this normal?? because i only do it when i get home from school and al school i leave it down ??
Any help will be apreshated !!
Thanks XX
I usually wear my hair down but when I have it all back it usually hurts like hell. My mom said something about the hair having to get used to being that way, but i donno.
This only recently started happening to me. My hair is now down to my elbows and I've been wearing it in a ponytail ever since I've been able to (which is about when it started growing down onto my back). I find that I have to take it down for a while, and then it's okay. Also, try tying it back more loosely. I used to triple my hairties over, and now I only double them. Even though I have to pull it back a little more often, it makes the spurts of pain less common.
Lastly, sometimes I just massage my scalp when it starts getting all crazy like that. I don't know if that actually helps, but it surely can't hurt!
I am a certified massage therapist, and I can tell you that even though it doesn't feel like it, your entire scull is covered by a very thin layer of muscles. These muscles work and over work and cramp just like any other muscle. In fact, when you get a headache, even though it might feel like it is your brain that is hurting, it is in fact these muscles on the outside of your skull that are cramping and hurting.
Hair pulled too tight can cause these muscles to ache and cramp. And, some people are more sensitive to this than others. I have had clients who could use certain types of brushes, hair ties, hair clips, etc. because of the reaction of therse muscles.
You can do a couple of things:
1) don't tie the hair quite so tight
2) when you take you hair down, take time to massage the entire scalp--not rubbing the hair, but making firm contact with your fingertips and the muscle of your scalp. With practice you will be able to feel the muscles and find the spots that are cause the pain.
3) This is going to sound awful, but if you can grab a handful of hair and gently pull--not enough to do damage to the hair, but enough to cause slight discomfort--hold it, and breath, over the space of about 10-15 seconds your scalp muscles will start to release. The pain will diminish, and it will feellike your hair is growing! It's not, but the muscle underneath isletting go of its tension.
4) It it's really bad, put an icepack on for about 20 minutes.
Hope this helps,
Robert
