Clinical trial research (and our own experience) shows that acupuncture may have a positive effect on reducing migraine intensity and frequency. Here we wanted to provide some information around acupuncture and migraine, and give some acupressure points you might like to try massaging at home when the next migraine hits.

While using needles to help manage stress may seem counter-intuitive to some, we generally find that people walk away from their acupuncture treatment feeling more relaxed and better able to cope with their day-to-day stresses.

But what is acupuncture actually doing? Can acupuncture affect the body’s basic biological systems that keep stress under control?