Between 12 and 16 percent of people in the United States experience migraines, making it the second most common type of headache after tension headaches. People with migraines have well-defined attacks of headache and other symptoms, separated by periods during which they have no symptoms.

It is usually controlled by taking over the counter medicines in the mild cases. In more severe cases, patients may need to take prescriptions drugs from their primary care doctors or neurologist, such as Indocine or tritans like Sumatriptan. But some people can not tolerate the side effects or have insufficient relief. Acupuncture can help!

By unblocking the blockage in particular medidians, acupuncture can provide remarkable results without the side effects of the medicine.