I agree with your article. Who in their right mind is telling you to meditate for pain relief?

Also, I’ve found in massage therapy that almost all headache pain, except during acute migraine with aura, is some combination of trigger points especially in the SCMs, temporalis, masseter, and suboccipital muscles. Have you had any success with therapeutic massage from a therapist focusing on ergonomics, posture, and TMD (jaw pain)?