foot higher than head headache?

**Suede** · 10-31-2013, 07:09

Originally Posted by brooklynkayak

There are a lot of people that claim it is healthy to sleep with your feet higher than your head, but you do have to get used to it and best done gradually over several nights.
Ray Jardine was one person that practiced this, if I remember correctly.

I don't know if I believe it or not. Maybe some day I'll do some real research on the subject.

I know when had knee surgery, they wanted me to keep my leg(s) elevated. I think it is good as long as the rest of your body is not (ie body inclined sloping down towards head)

**lostagain** · 11-01-2013, 11:54

Originally Posted by Suede

I know when had knee surgery, they wanted me to keep my leg(s) elevated. I think it is good as long as the rest of your body is not (ie body inclined sloping down towards head)

That was so clots couldn't form. I shattered my thigh in a motorcycle accident and needed to have my right leg up higher than my stomach, and had to have an injection of blood thinner. Mainly your feet being higher is to help promote better circulation, how ever, too high and you're promoting an aneurysm.

You're still suffering today because during the night your blood vessels in your head swelled and it's going to take some time for them to return to normal. I'd take a couple of aspirin (if you can) to help thin the blood out a little and let your head recover.