Battlefield Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Migraines
Niyaz Uddin, Diane L Levine
TL;DR
A 70-year-old man with chronic migraines found relief after a single session of battlefield acupuncture, a treatment involving ear needles.
Contribution
This case suggests battlefield acupuncture may be effective for chronic migraines when conventional treatments fail.
Findings
The patient experienced symptom resolution after battlefield acupuncture.
Conventional medications and devices failed to alleviate the patient’s migraines.
Battlefield acupuncture involves placing five needles in the ear for several days.
Abstract
A 70-year-old man presented with worsening migraines and was referred to a neurologist by their primary care doctor for further workup. Imaging and lab work were benign. The patient then underwent several trials of various first and second-line medications and anti-migraine devices to no avail. It was not until one session of battlefield acupuncture, where five needles were placed in the patient’s ear for a few days, that the patient had a resolution of his symptoms.
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Taxonomy
TopicsMigraine and Headache Studies · Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies