Migraine headaches and Acupuncture

Denver Daily News, April 2007, by Jeff Faudem

Are you suffering from Migraine headaches? These debilitating headaches affect millions of Americans. Sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting, or visual disturbances (auras), these types of headaches can incapacitate individuals.

Women are more affected by migraines than men, leading doctors to believe that they may be triggered by the fluctuation of hormones. Regardless of the reasons anyone whom suffers from migraines will tell you that everything stops when they occur!

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), there are several reasons why migraines occur. Depending on how the patient replies to the diagnostic intake, a practitioner of TCM may treat their patient for “blood stagnation,” “blood deficiency” or for stagnant “qi” or energy.

The concepts behind the diagnosis above are a bit complicated to explain in brief but nonetheless, clinically effective. The bottom line is that there is an imbalance in the body that causes this condition. As an Acupuncturist and TCM practitioner, we look at the patient’s etiology, or life style, to correct these imbalances. We do this by several means.

Acupuncture, herbal prescriptions and dietary guidelines are among many. When all these therapies are implemented together, we usually see some functional results. For a more in depth understanding or free consultation, please call The Healing Arts Medical center at (303) 623-1140.

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