Results of 32 clinical trials show acupuncture is effective in treating chronic headaches
Friday, February 13th, 2009
Two research reviews published in the Cochrane Library indicated the following:
· In general, researchers found migraine patients tended to fare better when acupuncture was added to their standard care, which usually consisted of medication to treat acute migraine attacks.
· Overall, 47 percent of patients who had acupuncture added to their care said their number of headache days dropped by half. That compared with 16 percent of those who stayed with standard care alone.
· And in four clinical trials that compared acupuncture with drugs used to prevent migraines, acupuncture patients tended to have fewer headaches and fewer side effects.
Go here to read the entire article:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_74040.html
—Inger