Chinese and Western medicine diagnosis and treatment of migraine

  Migraine is the most common type of primary headache in clinical practice, and its incidence is very high. According to relevant statistics, there are up to 30 million migraine sufferers nationwide. In severe migraine, the pain is very intense, the attacks are frequent, and can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, fear of light, fear of noise and other symptoms, which is very torturous.  Therefore, many migraine sufferers are looking for effective ways to cure this disease. What is the diagnosis and treatment of migraine in Chinese and Western medicine?  In Chinese medicine, migraine is also called migraine headache, and there is a record of migraine in ancient Chinese medical texts, “The pain is very intense when it flares up, but when it stops, it is like a normal person”. The treatment of migraine in Chinese medicine is often limited to the use of Chinese medicine and acupuncture, and its effect is relatively limited and difficult to be cured. The treatment of migraine in general western medicine is also often limited to medication, taking ordinary painkillers, or seriously using some specific painkillers, opioids, treprostans, ergotamines and so on, but these can only temporarily relieve the pain, and even for a considerable part of patients with intractable migraine, they have no effect.  In many cases, intractable migraine is often due to the compression of the corresponding nerves by blood vessels on the scalp and the production of pain-causing transmitters under certain conditions, which stimulate the nerves and cause pain. For this group of patients, our team treats them with a microvascular decompression procedure, which allows us to reach the lesion and release the abnormal compression of the nerve by the blood vessels, thus curing the disease. The procedure is safe and effective, with incisions of only 2-5 cm, all within the hairline, not affecting the aesthetics, minimal trauma, quick recovery, and remarkable results.