Acupuncture Found Beneficial To Migraine Sufferers
Online, February 11, 2012 (Newswire.com) - A new study has been released from the Canadian Medical Association explaining the use of acupuncture can help decrease days with migraines. Overall, this study supports the idea that over time, Chinese acupuncture can help those who suffer from intense and frequent migraine pain.
During the study, nearly 500 adult patients were treated with traditional Chinese acupuncture, while others were treated with fake needles in generic points of the body. Patients did not know which points where able to aid migraine pain. After four weeks, the researchers found that all patients, even those in the placebo group, reported less days with migraines then before the study. Nevertheless, the only participants that had a lasting effect were those who received the traditional Chinese acupuncture.
An acupuncture specialist who wrote an editorial on the Canadian Medical Association study, Albrecht Molsberger, MD, explains the insertion of needles into the skin can lead to fewer migraines and less pain over time.
"Putting needles in the patient twice weekly over six weeks does have a [physical] effect, but if we did it the Chinese way, we might be better off," he says.
Various options are available for those interested in learning more about becoming a certified acupuncturist. Southern California University of Health Sciences' College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine is one of the top acupuncture schools in the country, providing students with a quality education in acupuncture and oriental medicine, emphasizing health promotion and alternative health care.
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