Water Therapies for Headache

There are certain water applications that help relieve headaches. Copious drinking of water can help, as do the cleansing enema with water temperature at 98.6° F, the hot foot bath, a cold throat pack, frequent applications of towels wrung out from very hot water to the back of the neck, a cold compress at 40 to 60° F applied to the head and face or an alternate spinal compress. Hot fomentations over the abdominal region just before retiring relieve headaches due to stomach or liver upsets.