The strong effect of sham acupuncture has fuelled an ongoing debate about the role of
placebos and belief systems in acupuncture and has even led to a new term:“acupuncture …

Since the last Cochrane review of acupuncture and headache in 2001, which found
methodological and/or reporting shortcomings in the majority of the studies, several large …

Objective.—To check the effectiveness of a true acupuncture treatment according to
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in migraine without aura, comparing it to a standard …

Background and motivation The effectiveness of using acupuncture to treat migraine is
rarely and even suspectedly reported in the literature. In this article, we report the design …

Chronic migraine (CM) is a disabling complication of migraine. Prevalence is high, disease-
related burden is great, and medical and psychiatric comorbidity is considerable. Treatment …

Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine that is performed by placing needles
or pressure in specific locations on a patient's skin to achieve a therapeutic effect. Although …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to discuss the current evidence for
acupuncture in migraine and to provide insight into which patients may benefit most from …

Background: Acupuncture has shown benefit in preventing migraine attacks, but there has
been no clear recommendation about the number of treatment sessions that should be …

The aim of this article is to present a standardized protocol of acupuncture for the
management of migraine. A systematic review of available randomized controlled trials of …

Objective.—To discuss the results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of the efficacy
of verum acupuncture in treating acute migraine attacks. Background.—Acupuncture has …