Acupuncture good for acute migraine
Objective. We aim to investigate the efficacy of acupuncture for acute migraine attacks comparing with sham acupuncture. Design. The study was designed as a multicenter, single-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial. Setting and Patients. From March 2007 to February 2009, 150 patients were randomly allocated to verum or sham acupuncture group in a ratio of 1:1. …
Auricular acupuncture and acute migraine
Ear acupuncture in the treatment of migraine attacks: a randomized trial on the efficacy of appropriate versus inappropriate acupoints. Neurol Sci. 2011 May;32 Suppl 1:S173-5. Another Italian study backs up the therapeutic specificity of auricular acupuncture points used in migraine treatment. Ninety-four female migraineurs were treated during an attack. They were randomly subdivided into two …