Headache Relief - Acupuncture for Migraines
You're probably familiar with acupuncture, the insertion of needles into the skin which can be used to heal many things as well as for overall relaxation. The Chinese use it to realign one's Chi or energy of life. Chi is believed to flow through everyone and if it gets out of alignment this can cause illness. today, researchers are looking at the role of using acupuncture for migraines and how it can help reduce symptoms.
Studies
There have been two studies published, one in JAMA or the Journal of the American Medical Association and the other published by Blackwell Synergy. These studies listed the results of the effectiveness of using acupuncture for migraine relief.
The JAMA publication “Acupuncture for Patients with Migraine” used 302 patients, mostly women, who were migraine sufferers. Patients were given real acupuncture, sham acupuncture and some were put on a waiting list as a control. The results were interesting as researchers concluded that the real acupuncture and sham acupuncture had the same effect in reducing migraines and both were much more effective than the waiting list control.
The Blackwell Synergy study used 160 women where they tested the effects of acupuncture for migraines against the effects of flunarizine for migraines. One group got acupuncture every day for two months and then once a month for four months and the other group got Flunarizine every day for two months and then 21 days a month for the next four months. The researchers concluded that the acupuncture was much more effective than the Flunarizine.
What To Expect
If you think you want to try acupuncture for your migraines then you want to make sure to get a license and certified acupuncturist. Most of them will probably show you how they sterilized needles and what the process entails. These days most of them use disposable needles anyway so you don't have to worry about that.
Make sure the acupuncturist knows that you are there for migraine treatment and give them as much information as possible. This way they can determine which acupuncture for migraine techniques are right for you.
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