Jeff Rippey

Sometimes, yes, migraines can be eliminated or virtually eliminated with prescription meds. Other times migraine can be managed with prescription meds, but the issue will return if medication is stopped.

There are other options in the treatment of migraine beyond prescription medication. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine have a very good track record in this space. Massage can sometimes help. Migraine can sometimes have a dietary or lifestyle component, so getting a handle on those can improve the situation.

Yes, acupuncture can treat neck pain.

Sometimes, yes, natural remedies can manage or improve chronic pain.

The thing is everyone is an individual - people have different pain tolerances, they will differ in how they experience what might otherwise be the same pain, they will have slightly different metabolism which will affect how prescription drugs or herbs are utilized and broken down, and they will have slightly different responses to physical type therapies (massage, chiropractic, acupuncture, corrective exercise).

So the trick is to try more than one thing, more than one time until you find something that works for you.

It also helps to make sure you're seeing a provider who is trained in whatever therapy you're trying. By "trained in", I mean went to school specifically for that modality and practices that modality on a daily basis. Even better if they have a board certification credential and a state license specific to that modality (assuming your state licenses that type of provider).

Potentially a few things could help with a pinched nerve.

Acupuncture can help to relax the muscles in the area. This can let the spine adjust and remove pressure from the nerve.

Massage can help relax the muscles in the area, letting the spine adjust and removing pressure from the nerve.

Physical therapy might be able to help free the nerve and strengthen the muscles in the area.

Any of these modalities could work, what you try is dependent on which providers are available in your area.

The severity of your anxiety/panic attack can sometimes have an effect on how many treatments it takes to bring the issue under control, but generally speaking acupuncture treatment can help with panic attack.

Acupuncture can be an excellent treatment for most kinds of pain, including neck pain.

Infection is one of the issues on the short list of health conditions where acupuncture is typically not very helpful. If you currently have a sinus infection, and this infection has lasted more than a week or two, you probably need antibiotics.

Generally, yes, acupuncture can be an excellent treatment for headache.

The best treatment for any health issue is the one that gets a strong positive response with minimal to no side-effects or adverse events.

What constitutes the "best" treatment for any given individual is going to vary.

It could be that your specific case of sinusitis is going to respond best to prescription medication.

It could be that your specific case of sinusitis is going to respond best to acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine.

It could be that your specific case of sinusitis is going to respond best to western herbal medicine.

It could be that what you think is chronic sinusitis is actually something else. It could be something structural in the nasal cavities/sinuses that may require surgery to remedy.

Since we cannot predict with any certainty how any given individual is going to respond to treatment, I don't like to dissuade people from trying treatments that might offer relief.

The only caveat that I typically put in place is make sure you're seeing a legitimate, trained, certified, licensed (where available/appropriate) provider of whatever service you're seeking. There are a lot of practitioners in the medical industry who will take a handful of seminar hours and then offer some service. In some cases, that service might have its own certification and licensing. Those people who trained specifically for that service and are licensed specifically in that service often outperform folks with a handful of seminar hours.

In a nutshell, I'm saying do your research on what it takes to actually be a practitioner of whatever kind of medicine you choose to seek out. Then find someone who has those credentials, do not settle for someone less than half trained.

Sometimes, yes, allergic rhinitis can be resolved. Other times the situation can be improved and a degree of maintenance is required.

Much will depend on the severity of the asthma. I've worked with mild cases where patients were able to virtually cease their use of inhalers and other medication. On the other hand, I've worked with severe cases where patients were able to scale back their use of medication, but still required some.

Each patient represents an individual case. It's almost impossible to say, up front, where any given person is going to end up after a series of treatments.

Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) is extremely difficult to treat. My experience using acupuncture and Chinese medicine is that, if it's going to respond, it takes a lot of treatment sessions. Sometimes upwards of 20-25. Again, in my experience, most of the time tinnitus doesn't respond to treatment.

I've had patients who've tried everything from hearing aids to nutritional supplements with no result.

As long as the treatment is safe and not too expensive, I don't like to dissuade people from trying different approaches to address tinnitus - you never know what's going to work. My best suggestion is to look around your area and see if you can find someone who has a decent track record with this issue.

A lot is going to depend on why you're experiencing chronic headache. If you haven't done so already, you should start with your primary care provider and see what causes can be ruled out.

After that, your treatment options could range.

Massage helps some people, particularly if the primary cause of the headache is stress.

Chiropractic can help if the cause of the headache has to do with nerves being pinched in the neck.

Acupuncture has an extremely good track record for headache/migraine due to a wide variety of causes.

Sometimes chronic headache or migraine has a diet and/or lifestyle component. Identifying and managing those issues can often provide relief.

Prescription medication can help.

I've had patients get relief using Botox therapy.

Sometimes surgery is the answer.

Generally, yes, acupuncture is a good treatment choice for nerve pain or nerve damage. This is something that can take a while to improve though, so be prepared to attend 5-7 treatments.

Usually, yes, acupuncture can help improve chronic sinusitis.

Generally, yes, acupuncture is a good treatment choice for nerve pain or nerve damage. This is something that can take a while to improve though, so be prepared to attend 5-7 treatments.

Sometimes, yes, tingling sensation or pins and needles in the hands can be fixed. It's very helpful to know where the actual problem is, though. An issue like this can be related to problems in the neck, problems in the upper back or shoulder, problems in the elbow, problems in the wrist, or general issue with the nerves of the hand and arm.

If you haven't done so yet, go to your primary care provider, and at least get a neck x-ray. This will help to start ruling things in or out as the cause of the problem.

Yes, acupuncture can improve tennis elbow. This is an issue I work with quite a bit and, so far, I haven't met a tennis elbow I haven't been able to resolve.

Sometimes, yes, chronic sinusitis can be brought to resolution. In other cases, the issue can be managed.

Sometimes, yes. I've treated migraine patients whose migraines ceased after a series of acupuncture treatments. I've treated migraine patients who required a little touch-up every 4 weeks or so, but in the interim they might have one headache that doesn't become a migraine. I've also treated migraine patients who went from several migraines per week to one migraine per month after a series of treatment sessions.

There's no reliable way to predict where, exactly, any given patient might end up. So long as the patient responds to acupuncture, treatment almost always makes things better.