subject: Do You Suffer From Migraines? Discover How To Get Relief Naturally And Keep Them From Coming Back [print this page] This article is for you if you suffer from migraine headaches.
Women are four times more likely to suffer migraines than men, mostly because of
hormonal differences. Also, it is thought that migraines may be hereditary.
Migraines often occur during periods of relaxation after physical or emotional stress.
They may be triggered by lots of factors and sufferers often get warning of an attack by
things like seeing flashing lights, aura, or wavy lines. There may also be a strange taste
or odor, numbness, tingling, dizziness, or a ringing in the ear.
Aspirin rarely has any effect on a migraine. Sometimes you can prevent the migraine
from coming if medication is taken early enough. However, prolonged use of analgesics
or others strong medications are not recommended since they can have serious side
effects.
So what can be done to treat migraine headaches?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), studies suggest that acupuncture
can play a significant role in treating migraines, as well as many other types of
headaches.
In Chinese Medicine, headaches are mainly the result of stagnate, low or excessive
energy (qi) and/or blood. There are two types of energy yin and yang. All of the yang
energy channels meet in the head. All of the energy and blood of the yin channels flow
towards the head.
Since so many of the acupuncture channels go to the head area, the acupuncturist must
first determine which of the channels are involved. To assist in doing this they analyze
exactly where the pain is located.
To successfully treat migraines headaches, it is essential to treat not only the pain but to
get to the root cause of the headaches. There are three key areas to address:
1. Build or move the energy and blood
2. Correct any hormonal imbalances
3. Correct any involvement of the trigeminal nerve
Building the yin and balancing the energy flow will help to not only alleviate but eliminate
the headaches for the long term.
Are you suffering from migraines headaches and live in the Charlotte NC area? Get relief from a local acupuncturist. We recommend The Natural Response Acupuncture
and Wellness Center. The can be reached at 704-370-2447
