Migraine headache is a very treatable condition. I have treated many severe & chronic cases with only one to three treatments to get rid of the problem with no relapse. Here are three examples:

36-year old female with chronic migraines for four years was taking Treximet with little relief. The migraines stopped after the first treatment. She received two more treatments in subsequent weeks. I did not hear from her until six months later when she called to make an appointment for an unrelated problem. She never had another migraine since her treatments.

53-year old female was brought in by her husband for an emergency treatment of a severe migraine attack that started the previous evening. The pain was so bad that she was not able to function at all. She usually had two episodes a week but seldom as horrible as this one. The pain started to subside as soon as treatment began and was completely gone at the end of the session. She continues to receive acupuncture treatment weekly for floaters and other issues. She has not had another migraine episode since.

50-year old female suffering from migraine headaches that were triggered by various fumes and sensitivity to coffee. They were severe although over-the-counter drugs did bring relief. She sought acupuncture treatment from me because she did not want to rely on drugs and she wanted an end to the problem. After the first treatment she started to experiment with coffee. After the third treatment she had one episode that was triggered by exposure to fumes from glue for hanging wallpaper but it proved to be a healing response because she is enjoying an unrestricted lifestyle and has not experienced another episode since.

To achieve such therapeutic results I give patients three treatments spaced closely together: preferably three days and definitely not more than one week apart. If the patient walks in with a headache, invariably she walks out without one. I think the treatments are most powerful if given during an attack. Of the scores of headache patients I've treated, only less than a handful needed more than three treatments.