Acupuncturists propose that the origin of migraine headaches are imbalances in your body’s flow of chi (Qi) energy. Acupuncture is used to restore the balance in chi energy, thus treating both the cause & pain of the migraine. Acupuncture for migraines can alleviate the pain of a migraine attack, however, acupuncture is better utilized as a method for keeping migraines at bay and from appearing in the first place.

Prior to treating a patients migraine via acupuncture, the headache location needs to be determined. The head contains a lot of meridians and so the headaches position depicts the meridians involved.

Some examples are:

• Pain experienced in the occiput & nape of your neck signifies an obstruction in the bladder meridian.
• If you experience pain around your forehead & just above your eyes this indicates the stomach meridian.
• Temple pain & pain on the side of your head is associated with your gallbladder meridian.
• If the top of your head is in pain this points to an inequality in the liver meridian.

These different migraines and headaches are alleviated through acupuncture treatment at the specific points relating to the areas experiencing pain. As well as this an acupuncturist needs to understand the migraine pain you are experiencing; whether it can be linked to certain foods, time of day, weather patterns or any other correlations that can be made. Once the acupuncturist has established your migraine pain type the acupuncturist can then create and implement the appropriate acupuncture for your migraine or headache that will re-establish chi flow within your body thus minimising the possibility of returning migraine/headache attacks.

Acupuncture for migraines has many times in the past been reported as an effective solution for migraine headaches. However, the precise reason of cause is still to this day unknown. There is speculation that endorphins (the brains natural painkillers) are released during acupuncture for migraines. An alternative theory suggests migraine acupuncture could be stabilizing the levels of serotonin which is the brain’s chemical messenger. In New Zealand research has been carried out that showed acupuncture migraine patients have a much smaller number of migraines which are much less severe after just twelve acupuncture for migraines treatment sessions. Acupuncture for migraines can sometimes be combined with diet changes, lifestyle changes, vitamin supplements, Chinese herbs and other additional treatments.

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