“Can acupuncture help prevent migraines?”
I get migraines too often. I want to prevent them. Can acupuncture help prevent migraines?
11 Answers
Acupuncture combined with herbs, and sometimes massage, can be very effective in treating migraines.
Yes, in my experience acupuncture can be effective for the treatment of acute and chronic migraines. Deep needling is another technique that can be effective to reduce muscle spasms, and nerve impingement and providing trigger point release for migraines. Not all physicians and not all acupuncturists do deep needling.
Yes, there are small studies showing the benefits of acupuncture on headaches, especially tension headaches. Unless you are on a blood-thinning medication, there are no bad side effects.
Yes, an Acupuncturist will help you to determine the cause of the migraines and the treatments will lessen the frequency and duration.
Yes indeed, acupuncture can stop a current migraine and prevent future ones. I treat them very successfully.