Acupuncture and Its Role in the Treatment of Migraine Headaches
Abstract Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine that is performed by placing needles or pressure in specific locations on a patient’s skin to achieve a therapeutic effect. Although used to treat a variety of disorders, one of the most common applications of acupuncture is to treat chr...
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doaj-f9827f74ec00406f890358928ddf62322021-10-03T11:03:43ZengAdis, Springer HealthcareNeurology and Therapy2193-82532193-65362020-10-019237539410.1007/s40120-020-00216-1Acupuncture and Its Role in the Treatment of Migraine HeadachesIvan Urits0Megha Patel1Mary Elizabeth Putz2Nikolas R. Monteferrante3Diep Nguyen4Daniel An5Elyse M. Cornett6Jamal Hasoon7Alan D. Kaye8Omar Viswanath9Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center—Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine–PhoenixDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine–PhoenixDepartment of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of MedicineDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine–PhoenixGeorgetown University School of MedicineDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health ShreveportDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center—Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health ShreveportDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine–PhoenixAbstract Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine that is performed by placing needles or pressure in specific locations on a patient’s skin to achieve a therapeutic effect. Although used to treat a variety of disorders, one of the most common applications of acupuncture is to treat chronic pain, especially headache and migraine pain. Migraines are difficult to treat, and pharmacotherapies are often the first line of treatment, although these options have many unwanted side effects, such as exacerbation of headache pain in those with chronic migraine. Many complimentary and integrative therapies are available to treat migraine (including nutraceuticals, yoga, tai chi, and biofeedback), among which acupuncture as a treatment is gaining increasing attention. In this review, we provide an overview of the current understanding of both acupuncture and migraine and of current research investigating the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating migraine and chronic migraine.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40120-020-00216-1AcupunctureChronic painMigraine |
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Ivan Urits Megha Patel Mary Elizabeth Putz Nikolas R. Monteferrante Diep Nguyen Daniel An Elyse M. Cornett Jamal Hasoon Alan D. Kaye Omar Viswanath |
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Ivan Urits Megha Patel Mary Elizabeth Putz Nikolas R. Monteferrante Diep Nguyen Daniel An Elyse M. Cornett Jamal Hasoon Alan D. Kaye Omar Viswanath Acupuncture and Its Role in the Treatment of Migraine Headaches Neurology and Therapy Acupuncture Chronic pain Migraine |
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Ivan Urits Megha Patel Mary Elizabeth Putz Nikolas R. Monteferrante Diep Nguyen Daniel An Elyse M. Cornett Jamal Hasoon Alan D. Kaye Omar Viswanath |
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Acupuncture and Its Role in the Treatment of Migraine Headaches |
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Acupuncture and Its Role in the Treatment of Migraine Headaches |
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Acupuncture and Its Role in the Treatment of Migraine Headaches |
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Acupuncture and Its Role in the Treatment of Migraine Headaches |
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Acupuncture and Its Role in the Treatment of Migraine Headaches |
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acupuncture and its role in the treatment of migraine headaches |
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Adis, Springer Healthcare |
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Neurology and Therapy |
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2193-8253 2193-6536 |
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2020-10-01 |
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Abstract Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine that is performed by placing needles or pressure in specific locations on a patient’s skin to achieve a therapeutic effect. Although used to treat a variety of disorders, one of the most common applications of acupuncture is to treat chronic pain, especially headache and migraine pain. Migraines are difficult to treat, and pharmacotherapies are often the first line of treatment, although these options have many unwanted side effects, such as exacerbation of headache pain in those with chronic migraine. Many complimentary and integrative therapies are available to treat migraine (including nutraceuticals, yoga, tai chi, and biofeedback), among which acupuncture as a treatment is gaining increasing attention. In this review, we provide an overview of the current understanding of both acupuncture and migraine and of current research investigating the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating migraine and chronic migraine. |
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Acupuncture Chronic pain Migraine |
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