# Battlefield Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Migraines

## 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.

## Key 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.