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West Village Acupuncture
4 Milligan Place
Suite 1F
New York, N.Y. 10011
6th Ave btwn 10th & 11th
917.968.2854


On this NYC Acupuncture for Migraines webpage, I hope to provide you with useful information about acupuncture in the treatment of migraine headaches.

Research

Acupuncture can be an extremely effective treatment for dealing with migraines. In recent studies conducted in Germany, the Institute for Social Medicine treated more than 1,500 headache sufferers. At the conclusion of the study patients reported a decrease of almost 50% percent. Following treatment patients indicated that headaches days per month decreased from 8.4 headaches per month to 4.7 headaches per month.

These treatments did not include tailoring the protocol for individualized treatment. Each patient received the same protocol regardless of the underlying type of migraine headache they had. With pattern diagnosis and individualized treatment protocols results should be even more impressive.

TCM and Migraine Headaches.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) views migraine headaches as a number of different disorders. In Chinese meidicine these are referred to as patterns. That means the underlying cause of the condition -- not simply the symptom.

Persons who suffer from debilitating headaches, that have an associated aura, visual sensitivity, stabbing pain and nausea or possible vomiting, do not all have the same condition in Chinese medicine. Because the conditions are viewed as distinct, the treatments will be individualized to address the specific type of migraine.

The possible types of migraines headache include:

  • Liver Yang Rising;
  • Liver Channel Cold Stagnation;and
  • Blood Stasis.

To allow for the best possible outcome, the practitioner needs to identify the particular type/pattern of migraine that the patient has. The treatment for each type of migraine headache is unique, requiring different acupuncture point prescriptions and different herbal formulas.

I hope this NYC Acupuncture for migraines webpage has provided you with useful information about Acupuncture and the treatment of migraine headaches.

For additional information or to make an appointment, call Elizabeth at 917-968-2854.

West Village Acupuncture
4 Milligan Place
Suite 1F
New York, N.Y. 10011
6th Ave btwn 10th & 11th
917.968.2854


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