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Headache
The pain that headache and migraine sufferers endure can impact every aspect of their lives.
There are two types of headaches: primary headaches and secondary
headaches. Examples of primary headaches are migraine headaches,
tension headaches, and cluster headaches. Secondary headaches are
caused by associated diseases such as brain tumors, strokes,
meningitis, subarachnoid hemorrhages, caffeine withdrawal, or
discontinuation of analgesics.
Acupuncture is very effective to treat primary headaches without
side effects and it is also good in providing relief from
secondary headaches.
According to the Chinese Medicine theory, a lot of channel are
meething on the head. Before we have treatment plan, we haveto
determine which meridians and internasl organ are affected according to
the special symptoms of each patients. During acupuncture treatments
for headache,we may place needle on head, legs, arms and perhaps even
you big toe! When the whole channels are unblocked and Qi is moving
freely, pain will be relived.
Scientific References:
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401 patients, mostly suffering from
migraine headaches were entered into a randomized, placebo-controlled
study. The study concluded that acupuncture not only improved migraine
symptoms across several criteria, but also presented a cost-effective
alternative to traditional treatments. (more)
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91 patients suffering from migraine headaches or tension headaches in
Germany were divided into two groups. One group was given Traditional
Chinese Medicine(TCM) over 4 weeks and another continued on their
previous headache treatments.The group that was given TCM had, on
average, 51% fewer headaches, which was significantly better than the
group that did not receive TCM. (more)
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A recent review published by the Cochrane Collaboration looked at the
literature on acupuncture for tension headaches and analyzed the
findings from 11 randomized trials with 2,317 participants that
compared acupuncture with a control or with sham acupuncture. The
researchers concluded that acupuncture could be a valuable option for
patients suffering from frequent tension headaches. (more)
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