Farewell to Migraine, which reduces quality of life with ACUPUNCTURE….
Headache is one of the most common health problems in society. Many people suffer from headaches at some point in their lives. Based on the research conducted by the Clinical Pharmacology Association, Headache Society and Headache Combat Societies, he prepared the “Headache Map” of Turkey. In addition, according to this research, 48 million people (69% of the population) have a headache in Turkey. Of these, 7 million people have constant headaches.
In general, women suffer from headaches more than men. One out of every three people who have pain problems has a headache every day. About five years of human life is spent with headaches. 50% of people who experience headaches do not know the cause of their discomfort. According to the researches, most of the people who suffer from headaches have never applied to a doctor and have been using painkillers and migraine drugs for years, with random hearsay and irregular pain.
Headache should not be thought of only as pain, it has some negative effects on the person and society. People who have constant headaches; They lead their lives in a stressful way with the worry that this pain may come at any time without choosing a time and place.
In fact, this situation leads the person to depression in the future. Stress and depression in the life we live are an important factor that initiates migraine attacks. In this case, these people find themselves in a vicious circle between pain and depression…
165 types of headache have been defined by the International Headache Association. In general, we can classify headaches in two main groups.
group: Primary Headaches: These are persistent pains that are not associated with any detected or demonstrable structural disease.
Migraine
Tension headaches
Daily chronic headaches
Cluster headaches
They are in the group of chronic paroxysmal hemicrania Primary Headaches.
group:Secondary Headaches:It occurs due to any structural disease in the body. For example, due to head trauma, due to brain hemorrhage, due to brain tumors, etc.
The above classification was published by the “International Headache Society” in 1998. This classification helps the physician while evaluating the patient.
MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE TREATMENT WITH ACUPUNCTURE
Headaches can be a symptom of acute or chronic diseases. If headache is a symptom of a disease (brain tumor, tonsillitis, tonsillitis, myopia, acute otitis media, etc.) Elimination of the cause and therefore medical treatment is essential.
So in which types of headaches should acupuncture be applied? These are mainly:
All kinds of migraine and other vascular headaches,
Tension (muscle itch) headaches,
Sinusitis (acute or chronic) headaches,
Headaches due to neck calcifications:
Acupuncture, which has been applied for 5000 years and is taught as a branch in all hospitals in China, gives good results up to 85%-90% in migraine. In Chinese Medicine, the patient’s headache is evaluated in the integrity of body, soul and mind; In other words, each patient’s headache has its own characteristics.
In acupuncture treatment, the patient is first examined by ear detection and pulse examination. It is determined on which meridian this headache is and treatment is started accordingly. In migraine; Acupuncture treatment can be done with needles as well as with needle-free laser beams. A total of 15-20 sessions are applied 2-3 times a week. It affects our professional success negatively by reducing our quality of life and work efficiency, and also leads to depression if not treated. Migraine is easy to beat with acupuncture. Just ask
