Headaches & Acupuncture
A drug-free alternative to the pain you've been experiencing that is simple and effective. Acupuncture works because it puts your system back into balance.
If you're suffering from headaches it could be the result of any one or a combination of problems:
Emotional stress, anxiety and worry can lead to an increase in tension in the neck and shoulder muscles.
Sitting in the same position with your head bent over; poor posture and working conditions, these are common in office workers and students; bad lighting; all these can add to the tightening of neck and shoulder muscles.
Poor eating habits, either food you may have an intolerance to, irregular eating habits excessive amounts of caffeine, (coke, tea, coffee, chocolate), constipation, or over-acidity of the stomach. Sinus complaints.
Liver imbalance, high blood pressure.
Physical trauma.
Weather conditions: high humidity, cold, windy days.
The vagus nerve plays a key role in regulating the autonomic nervous system, and its activation can help reduce the frequency and intensity of headaches. By stimulating the vagus nerve, particularly through therapies like acupuncture and shiatsu, it can promote relaxation, lower inflammation, and improve blood circulation, all of which can alleviate tension and migraine-related pain.
Acupuncture treatment is effective for most common headaches including migraine, cluster, period-related, stress tension and muscle tension headaches.
Acupuncture can work in a therapeutic and preventive manner by re-harmonising your body's imbalances. Your treatment can begin without you even having a headache. After all, prevention is better than cure.
The frequency and duration of treatment will vary according to your condition. Generally speaking, the longer a patient has had a particular condition, the longer it will take to treat it.