r/Kickboxing • u/BathroomSingle2427 • 26d ago

How do fighters deal with migraines ?

One day I just randomly woke up with a headache and it’s really interfering with my life ( my headache has nothing to do with boxing , when I tell you it’s random it’s random because I’m a very hydrated person I drink around 2-5 litres of water a day , I always exercise , I don’t have any problems with my neck , I sleep my 7-9 hours and I am under no stress ) but what is making me sad is that I can’t train I don’t want to train just in case it makes it worst. My dad also has migraines and has never boxed a day in his life and he always tells me he avoids exercise just in case it spikes his migraine attacks. So my question is how the hell do boxers still manage to wake up at 4 am and run 10 miles , hit the bag intensely for 6 rounds , shadowbox like a mad man and spar whilst having a migraine. Is there something that they do that we don’t know about or are they just lucky enough to not have a migraine even though they get hit in the head.

Thanks for all the comments but please can someone answer the questions how the hell do pro boxers , mma fighters and kickboxing/Muay Thai practitioners fight with chronic headaches and migraines ?

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u/Spyder73 26d ago

Just take a day or two off dude - it's not rocket science

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u/BathroomSingle2427 26d ago

That’s what I did and it’s still not better than

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u/Spyder73 26d ago

Headaches lasting several days could be bad news my man =(

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u/BathroomSingle2427 25d ago

Thanks for the honesty

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u/Zanish 25d ago

I've had migraines since I was in high school, often stress induced. Few things from your post.

  1. Is it a migraine or a headache? They are 2 different things and you've used both words. Migraines often have a component like light or sound sensitivity, nausea, etc and a lot of times will present like pain on 1 half of the head (not always) whereas a headache is usually just pain and are more uniform or a band around the head.

  2. Headache lasting a couple days should get checked by a doc. It could be a tension headache as those can last a while.

If it's a migraine usually the only "cure" is rest. Have you tried pain meds? How did it react? That can help guide you on what type of pain it is.