Can exercise help migraine?
Short answer
Yes. Structured, gradually progressed aerobic exercise raises migraine threshold for many patients. Pushing too hard too fast can trigger attacks, so pacing and progression matter.
More detail
Regular movement improves autonomic regulation, sleep quality, blood-glucose stability, and cardiovascular tolerance — all factors that shape migraine burden.
For patients who reliably crash after exercise, progression starts below symptom threshold and is scaled up over time. The goal is durable tolerance rather than short-term intensity.
This information is educational and general in nature. It is not a diagnosis or a treatment plan, and it does not describe every possible cause of a symptom. Individual evaluation is required to determine what applies to any specific case.
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