Over 50 million people experience some form of a severe headache at some point in our lives. Whether you experience minor head pain or severe migraines, headaches can take valuable time out of your day and your life, and leave you searching  for relief.

There are 3 catagories of headaches, tension headaches are the most frequent, migranes that effect less people, although the symptoms are more servere, and  cervicogenic headache that are musculoskeletal. They may be caused by pain in neck and/or spine.

Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine offers a safe and effective approach to relieving headache pain, without causing harmful side effects, and will address the root of the problem. Western medicine is fine for short term and can help you get our of pain fast. But, it can cause unwanted side effects, some side effects can lead to “rebound” headache.  Western mediciation does not address the root of the problem that is causing the headaches.

There are many factors on Chinese Medicine that may play a key role in the root causes of a headache. The factors included body constitution, emotional health, excessive work, exercise activities, improper diet, and physical tramua. Diagnoses can also be specific symptoms, times occurence, location of the headache on the head, type of pain, and triggers that may cause a headache.

Acupuncture takes a safe, effective whole body approach to health. Treatment will restore the balance and flow of Qi, (energy), based on your unique symptoms. It is important to remember that acupuncture is not a “Quick Fix”. Changes may occur quickly or over a longer peroiod of time, depending upon your overall constitution and health.

Narurally, acupuncture treatments and herbal medicine is extremely effective in reducing the frequency and severity of many types of painful conditions, including headaches. By being constistent with treatments and adopting some simple lifestyle changes, you can be on your way to a happier, pain-free life.

If you are suffering from headaches, migranes pain..give me a call