Acupuncturist Questions Chronic headaches

Can acupuncture help with headaches?

I'm 29 years old and I deal with chronic headaches. Can acupuncture help with headaches?

32 Answers

Yes
Yes. I encourage you to book a session with your practitioner of choice to get help with relief.
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Acupuncture can provide help with headaches. Acute headaches can be helped with just a few treatments, while chronic headaches take more treatments to get significant impact.
Hello, thank you for reaching out. Yes, acupuncture can help with acute or chronic head aches. Since it's been its own medical system for over 2,000 years, Acupuncture can address any health aliment that is not an emergency. In my clinic, I also practice an additional modality where we can go a bit deeper and see if there is a common allergy, nutritional deficiency or many other imbalances could also be contributing to the symptoms you are experiencing.

Thank you,

Heather Douglas, L.Ac
Hello,

Sorry to hear about your headaches, any type of pain is sure to disrupt ones daily activities. Acupuncture does help with relieving headaches. It depends on what type of headache it is. With chronic headaches, you may need to come in a few times during the week before starting to feel some relief and then, it becomes almost a maintenance to control the condition. It is best to see and speak with the doctor to find out the history of your headaches in order to plan out the best treatment.

Thank you,

Farnaz
Yes it can with herbs
Chronic headaches cause a lot of problem now a day. Yes, acupuncture helps headache. If headache causes by block energy and stasis, acupuncture is very good for it. But if headache was cause from internal structurally problem, such as tumor..etc. acupuncture may just control the pain.

Hope your headache goes away

Jonathan Fang
Thank you for your question.

First, it is important to have a medical evaluation by a physician to assess why you have headaches. There are lots or reasons and treatment should be according to cause.

In general, Acupuncture can be helpful for headaches, but again, the appropriate treatment is based on cause.

Be Well,
Dr. B
Acupuncture and herbal medicine can be used to treat chronic headaches. We usually have a good success rate with this condition.

Alexandre Hillairet, DAOM.
Hi,

Acupuncture does help with chronic headaches, for any cause or reason. Please consult your local acupuncturist for more information.

Sincerely,

Scott Sang In Lee\
Yes, but it depends on what you do or don't do to make them better. First of all, have you seen your doctor or gotten an MRI to rule out anything more serious? If so, your diet may be to blame. Oftentimes, some known allergen causing foods can cause migraines. Have you been tested for Celiac disease? If you are female, issues with the period and hormone levels can be problematic. Dehydration or too much caffeine can often be the culprit. Stress, lack of exercise, poor sleep or tight neck muscles can also cause headaches.
If you have taken an honest stock of your activities/habits and have made the suggested lifestyle changes, then yes, acupuncture can help. The migraines can often resolve over time if you make these changes. Good luck!
Some headaches can, some headaches can’t.


Acupuncture is one of the best and most effective ways to treat Headaches. All types of headaches, whether it is a Migraine, in the front, side or back of the head.
Yes
There are many types of headaches. Go to an acupuncture clinic and get an evaluation, your local acupuncture providers will come up with a treatment plan for you. Yes, it works very well for headaches.
Absolutely. Not only by reducing muscle tension and emotional stress but also by nourishing the body and brain.
Yes combined with an herbal formula. It helps stimulate blood flow and reduce tension.
I treat many patient with Migraines/Headaches/Vertigo, etc in my office. They will say that holistic medicine has been the best relief they have had in YEARS! I offer different holistic ways to treat head related pain, but one of the best treatments is Traditional Acupuncture points that are blood moving points on the body. Two points the work well together for Migraines are Liver 8 and Large Intestine 4!
Absolutely. Your acupuncturist will determine what is causing your headaches (your root condition), and work to correct it. With the root cause corrected, your body will heal itself and the headaches will be alleviated.
Hi. Yes acupuncture can help.
Yes, acupuncture treatment can help with headaches.
Yes, acupuncture can help with your headaches. This is a very common complaint and we have had great success in treating it.

Be well, be confident, we can help.
Yes.
You betcha! For most types of headaches, including migraines, acupuncture can be extremely effective. Don't suffer with them any longer. Go find a practitioner near where you work or live and start feeling better today!
Yes, acupuncture can treat headaches or migraines.
Yes. Acupuncture is very effective with headaches. In fact it is most helpful with any pain issue. Your practitioner may need to do a differential diagnosis and it may take more than one treatment for full recovery, but you should start feeling better right away.
Yes definitely!
Yes, acupuncture can help with chronic headache. The number of treatments necessary is going to depend on how long you've been experiencing the headaches. I typically tell patients they should be seeing some improvement in either frequency or severity in 3 to 5 treatments.