Recurring headaches and migraines can have a significant impact on your quality of life, affecting your sleep, mental health, and ability to concentrate. Whether you suffer from stress-related headaches or chronic migraines, acupuncture offers a drug-free approach to easing your symptoms.
How I can help –
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Recurring or chronic headaches
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Recurring migraines
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Tension headaches
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Headaches and brain fog
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Menstrual headaches or migraines
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Migraines related to perimenopause
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Headaches related to jaw tension
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Headaches related to neck tension
How acupuncture can help with headaches and migraines
Acupuncture offers a drug-free approach to managing headaches and migraines, helping to calm inflammation, ease tension, and reduce brain fog. At my Lewes clinic, I offer personalised treatment that may combine acupuncture with bodywork, moxibustion and gua sha, depending on your individual symptoms and needs.
How acupuncture can help with headaches and migraines:
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Relieving pain by stimulating the body's natural pain-relieving mechanisms, including endorphins.
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Helping to ease tension and tightness in the neck, shoulders and jaw that can contribute to headaches.
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Supporting circulation and helping to relax tight or overworked muscles.
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Helping to reduce the frequency or severity of recurring headaches and migraines.
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Calming the nervous system and helping to reduce stress, which can contribute to headaches and migraines.
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Supporting better sleep and overall wellbeing when headaches or migraines are affecting everyday life.
What to expect from your treatment
Consultation
Your first session begins with a relaxed conversation about your health history, current symptoms, lifestyle and goals. This gives me the opportunity to understand the wider picture and develop a personalised treatment approach.
Pulse & Tongue Diagnosis
You’ll then lie comfortably while I take a look at your tongue and feel your pulse. These are traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic techniques that help me build a fuller picture of your health and identify patterns that may be contributing to your symptoms.
Bodywork & Acupressure
I begin your treatment with some gentle stretches, acupressure or bodywork. These techniques can help me further assess areas of tension and imbalance, while also helping you to settle into a relaxed state before the acupuncture.
Gentle Needle Insertion
I then insert ultra-fine, sterile needles at specific acupuncture points. Acupuncture needles are very fine, and insertion is usually painless. You may experience sensations such as warmth, heaviness, tingling or a gentle dull ache around the needles.
Time to Relax
Once the needles are in place, you’ll have time to rest comfortably for around 20–40 minutes. Many people find this part of the treatment deeply relaxing and may even drift off to sleep.
Additional Techniques
Depending on your individual needs, I may also incorporate other techniques into your treatment, always with your consent. These might include Shiatsu, moxibustion, cupping or gua sha.
Your Treatment Plan
At the end of your session, we’ll discuss what I’ve found and talk through your personalised treatment plan. Where appropriate, I may also suggest supportive exercises, lifestyle changes or other recommendations that can complement your acupuncture treatment.