Migraine symptoms

• Intense throbbing headache, often on one side of the head only
• Visual disturbances (blind spots, distorted vision, flashing lights or zigzag patterns)- these symptoms are often called aura
• Nausea and or vomiting or diarrhoea
• Increased sensitivity to light (photophobia)
• Increased sensitivity to sounds (phonophobia)
• Increased sensitivity to smells (osmophobia)

You may also experience other neurological symptoms (also known as aura), including:

• Stiffness of the neck and shoulders
• Tingling or stiffness in the limbs
• An inability to concentrate
• Difficulty in speaking
• Paralysis or loss of consciousness (in very rare cases)

Generally, if a headache and/or other associated symptoms prevent you from continuing with normal daily activities it could be a migraine.

Migraine is an enormously rewarding condition to treat with acupuncture due to the relative ease to achieve a resolution from symptoms, and hence facilitate powerful change in the life of the sufferer. Treatment includes acupuncture, whilst also testing for nutritional deficiencies and food sensitivities.