Migraine awareness Week 2013 is still going on.
According to the research by the World Health Organisation acupuncture has been proved to be an effective treatment for headache through clinical trials and it it produces no negative side-effects, unlike synthetic drugs.
According to Chinese medicine theory, the root of migraine can vary between individual patients and there are several different types of the root cause:
1. Wind: Wind invasion can disturb the harmony of Qi and Blood causing headaches (usually during common cold)
2. Excessive Liver Yang energy: headaches are accompanied by dizziness, bitter taste in mouth, anxiety and short temperateness
3. Deficiency of Blood and Qi: slow onset of headaches accompanied by heaviness of head and eyes, tiredness or exhaustion and pale complexion
4. Blood stagnation: headaches can be sharp and often have fixed locations; patients often complain of loss of memory and concentration, palpitations; some may have history of head injury
All the causes can be present in migraine and treatment must be tailored to each individual patient. People vary in their response to treatment, e.g. some respond better to acupuncture while others better to herbs.
According to the research by the World Health Organisation acupuncture has been proved to be an effective treatment for headache through clinical trials and it it produces no negative side-effects, unlike synthetic drugs.
According to Chinese medicine theory, the root of migraine can vary between individual patients and there are several different types of the root cause:
1. Wind: Wind invasion can disturb the harmony of Qi and Blood causing headaches (usually during common cold)
2. Excessive Liver Yang energy: headaches are accompanied by dizziness, bitter taste in mouth, anxiety and short temperateness
3. Deficiency of Blood and Qi: slow onset of headaches accompanied by heaviness of head and eyes, tiredness or exhaustion and pale complexion
4. Blood stagnation: headaches can be sharp and often have fixed locations; patients often complain of loss of memory and concentration, palpitations; some may have history of head injury
All the causes can be present in migraine and treatment must be tailored to each individual patient. People vary in their response to treatment, e.g. some respond better to acupuncture while others better to herbs.