Hundreds of millions of people all over the world suffer from certain types of headache each day. Research has shown that in the United States alone, around 47 million people suffer from chronic headaches and worse 29 million others suffer from severe migraines.
These facts are worsened even more by statistics showing that 4% of these headache sufferers suffer from severe headache pain every day or on a regular basis.
Headaches may sometimes become so severe that people are forced to take pain killing drugs. Unfortunately, these drugs only work for a short time and leave people with unwanted side effects.
Nowadays, a millennia-old treatment known as acupuncture has risen to become a boon to persons having a really hard time with their headaches. Acupuncture can treat acute and chronic headaches alike without the patient having to worry about any harmful side effects. Acupuncture’s efficiency is such that it has helped people all over the world cut down on their pain medications.
Based on the results of a University of North Carolina School of medicine study, acupuncture was shown to boost the quality of life of people suffering from chronic headaches provided it was used in combination with management of medical science.
Where medical management fails, acupuncture works extremely well. In China, the medical science board there thinks that one of headache’s chief causes is the obstruction to the flow of blood and Qi.
The aim of acupuncture is to remove the obstructions to blood and Qi flow. The treatment may entail the use of filiform needles to the site of the affected area as well as on other affected channels of energy in the body.
The frequency and duration of the treatment is usually based on how well the patient responds to the given treatment. The patient can also either eat or drink certain Chinese herbal prescriptions combined with the acupuncture treatment.
One needs to do the following in order to reduce or manage the severity and frequency and of headaches:
-Cut down on eating soups
-Avoid eating greasy and fried foods
-Eat a balanced diet
-Lessen caffeine consumption
-Manage stress
If your headache keeps coming back, you need to follow the advice of your doctor or health care professionals.
If you set yourself for an appointment with an acupuncturist in Bellingham, be sure you know that the practitioner is licensed to practice acupuncture in your state and that he/she has experience in treating headaches.
Acupuncture can work on various kinds of headaches including cluster headaches, cervicogenic headache, and migraines to name just a few. The treatment helps relax the muscles even during very stressful times. It helps restore the proper chemical balance in your body as an imbalance of chemicals tends to result in headache.