Stop And Prevent Migraines With Acupuncture And Chinese Medicine

Your head is hurting you”re having a hard time looking at or hearing anything all you want to do is lay down quiet room alone for while. This is how your life might look if you suffer from migraines.

While both men & women suffer from migraines higher percentage migrainers are women. Women often find correlations between phases their menstrual cycles & the occurrance headaches. The typical onset migraines is between 10 years old to 30 years old however people all ages can begin to have them. There is evidence hereditary correlation to getting migraines as 50% sufferers have family health history migraines. Headaches & nausea are some common migraine symptoms patients can also experience the following

* Lost appetite

* Stomach Ache

* One sided pain

* Seeing bright flickering lights which cause blind spots

* Fatigue

* Eye symptoms including sensitivity to light and/or blurred vision

* Seeing auras wavy or jagged lines

Commonly migraines are treated for it”s assorted symptoms using over the counter or prescription drugs. Some are geared towards the headachewhile others are used to quell the nausea. More patients are turning to alternative treatments & have found relief from aforementioned symptoms as well as prevention the recurrence chronic migraines.

One the ways to experience more holistic approach to stopping you migraines is to visit practitioner who is classically trained Chinese Medicine. These are practitioners acupuncture who are trained Acupuncture Chinese Herbal medicine food therapy & are trained to discriminate patterns disharmony the patient using thorough inquiry as well as tongue & pulse diagnosis. After arriving at nuanced diagnosis practitioners Chinese Medicine will use any combination these methods to treat the migraine. Through the use acupuncture they stimulate points located on meridians pathways on the body. This process clears blockages or “stuck Qi” energy . From western biomedical perspective when patient receives acupuncture pain is relieved by promoting the circulation & releasing endorphins.

Chinese Herbs complement acupuncture by correcting existing imbalances. The combination the two stop migraines even while they are happening as well as prevent recurring ones from coming back without inconvenient side effects.

Rebecca Hindman L.Ac. practices Acupuncture Austin Texas. Learn more about how Chinese Medicine works by visiting Austin Acupuncture. You can download your Free Ebook at www.TrueNatureClinic.com.