Does Acupuncture Work for Migraines

Acupuncture treatment for migraine headaches caused by non-organic diseases can generally provide pain relief or elimination, but may have limited efficacy for migraine headaches caused by organic pathologies. Therefore, it is necessary to determine whether it is useful based on the specific cause of the headache. Patients with transient, functional migraines caused by staying up all night, excessive mental exertion, mental stress, and feeling external evils can be treated with acupuncture, which can generally relieve or eliminate the symptoms by selecting the head-dimension points, solar plexus points, wind pool points, and Hundred Horsepower Points under the operation of a doctor. However, due to the head of substantial lesions or other diseases complicating migraine, it is recommended to consult a regular hospital in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease and then symptomatic treatment, at this time, the simple use of acupuncture treatment, the effect is not good, it is recommended that under the guidance of the doctor’s identification of evidence-based treatment of needles and medicines. For patients with migraines, if they are recurring, it is recommended to consult a regular hospital, under the guidance of a doctor to do the relevant examinations to determine the cause of the disease, symptomatic treatment, do not use acupuncture to avoid delaying the condition.