Migraine in pregnancy can be relieved by acupuncture, according to the results of a small Italian pilot study lead by the Women’s Headache Center at the University of Turin. Twelve patients in their first trimester were given six treatments over four weeks. Migraine intensity, nausea and vomiting episodes all decreased significantly over the course of the treatment period.
Migraine in general is looked at more fully under Headaches and Migraine.
(Acupuncture treatment of migraine, nausea, and vomiting in pregnancy. Neurological Sciences, May 2019.)
Author: Robin Costello
I offer traditional Chinese acupuncture in Exeter, from a tranquil clinic a mile from the city centre, and next to the University of Exeter. I graduated originally from the London School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine’s 3 year full time Acupuncture Diploma (DipAc) course. I am on the practitioners register of the British Acupuncture Council (MBAcC), a regulatory and professional body with an entry standard of a full three year undergraduate degree level training.
I have worked in a hospital in south west China, deepening my knowledge and using acupuncture and Chinese massage (tuina) as the treatment of choice in its country of origin. I have taught Chinese medicine in colleges, the NHS and at university level. I also practise Qi Gong, and Chinese dietary therapy, that is the medicinal use of ordinary foods, chosen to help achieve particular therapeutic effects in different individuals.
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