Video: Using Acupuncture for Migraines

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Work on stagnation of the chi and blood with acupuncture. Learn about using acupuncture to treat migraine headaches in this free TCM video from an acupuncture physician and registered herbalist.

Video Transcript

In this episode we're going to be demonstrating acupuncture for migraine headaches. Jackie has been suffering from migraines for a number of years and we are going to start by swabbing a few points. Sterilize the area. The main thing we are working on here is some chi stagnation and probably a little blood stagnation as well. Which is just some of the more unique diagnostic terms that we, we use to describe some problems. So I've actually already spent a few minutes talking with her, trying to ascertain what's going on with her. So we're going to use a point here called gb thirty four, which is helpful in relaxing the tendons as well as specific for the head and neck and shoulder area. Where she holds probably a bit of some old injuries there. One of the side effects that she gets with her migraines is nausea, so we are going to use stomach thirty six. That's very helpful for combating some digestive problems and one of my favorites for a whole variety of problems, but in particular, chi stagnation of the liver is a point there called, liver three. And then we combine that with a point in the hand called large intestine four. Which makes up the four gates. It's specific for removing chi stagnation. Once we get those points in we let her relax here for about twenty minutes while the chi starts to move and hopefully we work towards preventing any future migraines.

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Using Acupuncture for Migraines

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