by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 7, 2018 | Electo-Acupuncture, Electro-Acupuncture, Headache
Scalp electro-acupuncture (EA) can be successfully used to reduce pain severity and disability in headache patients. Japanese investigators treated 54 primary headache patients at two bilateral points located on the occipital scalp with 50 Hz EA for 15 minutes, once a...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 22, 2018 | Acupuncture, Headache, Migraine
Acupuncture may help restore impaired homeostasis of the trigeminovascular pain pathway in migraines. In a collaboration between US and Chinese researchers, 100 migraine without aura (MwoA) patients and 46 matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. Patients were...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Oct 20, 2016 | Acupuncture, Headache, Pain
A Cochrane systematic review suggests that a course of acupuncture consisting of at least six treatments can be a valuable option for people with frequent tension-type headache. The international team of authors included 12 trials with 2349 adults in their updated...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Sep 4, 2014 | Acupuncture, Headache, Migraine
The results of a prospective interventional study carried out by American researchers suggests that acupuncture has persistent beneficial effects on both the frequency and intensity of migraines. Fifty-nine individuals with a diagnosis of migraine received acupuncture...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 26, 2013 | Acupuncture, Headache
NICE (the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) has published new clinical guidelines on the treatment of headache. They conclude that acupuncture is effective for the prevention of tension-type headaches and migraine, and should be...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 2, 2012 | Acupuncture, Headache
Acupuncture compares favourably with the drug topiramate for reducing migraine frequency, according to Taiwanese investigators. Sixty-six chronic migraine patients were randomly divided into two treatment groups. The acupuncture group received 24 acupuncture sessions...
