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In last month’s issue of NOVA magazine, we looked at the various causes of headaches, and the different western forms of treatment for this condition. In this second article on the topic, we will examine alternative methods of therapies, including Traditional Chinese medicine.
According to the National American Headache Foundation, over 12% of the US population suffers from migraine headaches. For those who are affected it is a very debilitating condition. At its worst, the pain can be unbearable to the point of contemplating suicide.
It has long been recognized that the ability to experience pain is associated with the degree of evolution of the nervous system in the species. For example, it has been demonstrated that mammals are able to feel pain unlike more basic forms of life such as fishes or insects which do not.
Although Acupuncture was first introduced in China over 3000 years ago, the use of this ancient oriental therapy is forever being expended to treat new medical conditions.
Every year we see an increase of patients whose immune system is so weak that they constantly struggle to avoid getting sick. Understandably, there is also a growing reluctance to keep popping pills and antibiotics which alleviate the symptoms without addressing the inner cause of the dysfunction which is the inability of the body to defend itself against pathogens. So what is the alternative?