Migraine headache is the most common chronic
pain diseases. Currently, there is no specific treatment
for this disease. Normally, the treatment of migraine
headache will be done by taking analgesic drugs.
However, the treatment with many types of drugs
could lead to side effects including gastric ulcer,
nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Nowadays,
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an alternative
way of migraine headache treatment, there was no
apparent side effect. The previous studies showed
that migraine headache treatment with TCM such as
Chinese herbal treatment, standard acupuncture,
acupuncture with electrical stimulation, Tuina massage
and blood releasing method can reduce the
frequency of headache, the pain scale of headache,
and the duration of headache. This study agrees on
the effects of TCM treatments on migraine headache.
The information of this view could lead to alternative
medical treatment of migraine headache for those
patients with migraine and also have benefit on further
research for the specific migraine headache treatment
Keywords
Acupuncture; Chinese herbal; Migraine; Traditional Chinese Medicine; Tuina