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Acupuncture and Migraine

Stress, noise and food are among the triggers which can initiate the onset of a migraine headache. Symptoms may include vomiting, nausea, extreme incapacitating pain, visual images such as flashes, and sensitivity to outside stimuli including light, sounds and smells. Those who suffer from migraines tend to have a more sensitive central nervous system than normal. Migraines are an extremely debilitating affliction disproportionately affecting women. And migraine "headaches" are much more severe that ordinary headaches, with pain that may be described as "hammering" or "pulsating". At its onset, sufferers can take painkillers to relieve its effects, but this often only provides short term relief and in some cases is completely ineffectual.. In contrast to treatment with ordinary pain killers, acupuncture provides an effective and powerful method to ease migraines with minimal or no side effects. By stimulating acupuncture points, the body prompts the nervous system to release endorphins (which are chemically related to morphine) and other natural chemicals that relieve pain. There is a concept in traditional Chinese medicine which maintains that all types of pain, including the severe pain of migraine headaches, result from blood stagnation in the meridians. Acupuncture treatment can promote blood circulation, remove blood stagnation, and unblock meridians to relieve the symptoms. With increased cerebral circulation, the afflicted region obtains sufficient blood supply, oxygen and nutrition. The strength of positive results is increased by treating symptoms at the earliest possible opportunity. The majority of people with migraines seek acupuncture treatment after experimenting with other more conventional methods. While some people may feel immediate comfort from acupuncture, it usually takes four or five treatments to see a significant improvement. For initial treatment, the acupuncturist may advise one to two visits per week for a couple of weeks, then reduce it to once a week for two to three weeks, with follow-up treatments as needed.

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