Akupuntur cure migraine

Akupuntur as often applied by the physician and physician Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can reduce migraine pain. Such a study reveals. Researchers from Italy found that regular treatment with the appropriate Akupuntur help improve symptoms in 32 patients suffering from migraine who are resistant or immune to the drugs.

Moreover, this therapy is more effective than working with two other forms of false Akupuntur used as a comparison. Therefore the researchers disclosed in the Medical Journal Headache.


In the previous research, leaving a quite contradictory results on the treatment of migraine Akupuntur. Some researchers felt that the use of Akupuntur that is not appropriate, use a blunt needle and does not penetrate through the skin is also said to reduce symptoms such as Akupuntur actual. Of course this is leaving questions about the biological effects Akupuntur.

However, the problem, in this research, there are inconsistencies design (research), as well as the use of points or point Akupuntur that does not comply with point-titk should ditusuk.

Akupuntur have been used more than 2000 years in Chinese medicine to overcome various health problems. According to the traditional treatment, the dots on the specific Akupuntur associated with this path that leads to the body's internal energy or Qi (chi) and to stimulate these points with needles can increase the flow of this Qi.

In the last research, Dr. Enrico Facco from the University of Padua and colleagues to see how a traditional technique with Akupuntur be quasi-Akupuntur (without the sharp needle) to prevent migraine.

Randomly meilih their 160 patients who experienced migraine into four groups: In one kelompo, patients receive biweekly sessions Akupuntur traditional. The second group was ostensibly Akupuntur. Third group was also Akupuntur ostensibly but tumpu The needle on the ditusukkan-ttik Akupuntur the actual point. And the fourth group is the control group who did not receive therapy Akupuntur at all.

More than six months, Facco team found, only the group receiving the needle prick Akupuntur tepatlah with the healing of migraine compared with the control group. Main factors of the new research is that although this therapy based on traditional treatment, but use the scientific way west.

The result is promising, said Facco, but further research is required to confirm the benefits of traditional Akupuntur of migraine. However, Facco, add, because this therapy is only a small side effect, can be used for those suffering from migraine which can not be solved with the standard treatment.

Not yet clear why correct Akupuntur can reduce migraine. Add the traditional theory based on the concept of Qi, Akupuntur of modern research on migraine Akupuntur stated that this may work with the signal transfer between nerve cells or affecting release various chemicals in the central nervous system.