Tag: acupuncture and migraine
April 2023 Newsletter Acupuncture Beats Medications for Migraines
Click here for the latest. In this issue it’s all about migraines. The science of acupuncture for Migraines and also Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Migraine.
Read MoreAcupuncture for Migraine versus erenumab: 2020 study
Manual acupuncture for migraine This is from the British Medical Acupuncture Society Blog. It is from 2020 but very pertinent today! I love the tone of this blog. Lighthearted but fervent! A large portion of my practice is devoted to acupuncture for migraine. The basic points that he makes are 1. That he was amazed that…
Read MoreAcupuncture versus Ajovy_fremanezumab
There was no difference between the acupuncture and fremanezumab in the reduction of monthly migraine rates. Think about that! This is an injectable, expensive drug that you would need to take for a long time. I would venture to guess from my own experience with migraine patients, that with acupuncture you need less and less…
Read MoreCelebrity Acupuncture: Meghan Markle and Acupuncture for Depression and Migraine
She became a “believer” in acupuncture after it cured her migraines. That is a reason that I love to treat migraines. It is a very clear cut result, and it convinces patients that it works. s a native Californian, it’s no surprise Meghan Markle turns to wellness practices to support her mental health. One treatment…
Read MoreGet Rid of Your Migraine Headaches with Acupuncture
Don’t you wish you could get rid of your migraines? You are not alone. In the United States and Great Britain, headaches and migraines account for 20% of all visits to a Neurologist. Acupuncture can help you have more pain-free days. One of my patients says on Yelp, I have not had a single migraine since we began…
Read MoreClinic Data in a Recent Migraine Patient: An.St edition 2
This data is looking very good for this patient. She was having weekly headaches. She went a few weeks without any and had trouble scheduling an appointment. So she had one over the last weekend, or 2 days ago and yesterday. Today there is still some lingering headache. But her data looks so good, I…
Read MoreClinical Case, Migraine, HRV and hypersensitivity: An.St edition
Sigh. The vagaries of HRV, the challenge and the opportunity… This is the story of a young woman (30 ish) with severe migraines, at least once per week. Initial treatment might have caused a migraine so I dialed back the number of needles drastically to a key four. (3K, 7H, 4Sp, 6PC). She still had…
Read MoreTranscutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation at 1 Hz modulates locus coeruleus activity and resting state functional connectivity in patients with migraine: An fMRI study.
“Our results suggest that taVNS at 1 Hz can significantly modulate activity/connectivity of brain regions associated with the vagus nerve central pathway and pain modulation system, which may shed light on the neural mechanisms underlying taVNS treatment of migraine.” This study is interesting as far as it goes. It’s unclear whether a different frequency would have…
Read MoreHeart Rate Variability as a Biomarker for Resilience and Prevention: Data
In the latest issue of Medical Acupuncture they highlighted the importance of Acupuncture as a preventative and a way to optimize health. I’m preparing a journal article to show that HRV improves, stress decreases in migraineurs who have been successfully treated. This data is over patient visits for at least a year. I tried to…
Read MoreHRV and Acupuncture Treatment: Pa.Co. edition
I’ve been testing my HRV protocol for years now looking at TAVNS, or transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation, since it made sense to me that I should be able to see more vagal enhancement, increase in HRV, and decreased sympathetic activity. It is anything but consistent. I wanted the protocol to show effect so that…
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