Neurological Disorders

Yes. Acupuncture improves circulation in the head and relieves muscle tension, making it effective for headache, dizziness and facial palsy. The WHO also recognises headache as an indication for acupuncture.

Yes. Cupping on the neck and shoulders releases muscle tension around the cervical spine and improves circulation, which helps ease tension headaches and migraine.

For chronic headache and dizziness we recommend taking herbal medicine for 2 to 3 months, and for chronic tinnitus 3 to 6 months. The prescription is adjusted as the condition progresses.

It is not needed for every headache. It is meaningful in cervicogenic headache, where pressing a specific spot on the neck reproduces the pain; migraine and tension-type headache are approached differently. Thunderclap headache, fever with a stiff neck, or vomiting with altered consciousness require an emergency room immediately.

Korean medicine procedures such as acupuncture, cupping and Chuna are covered by health insurance. Herbal formulas are not covered, but private indemnity insurance may reimburse them in some cases.

A normal MRI is good news: it means dangerous causes have been ruled out. Most headaches are migraine or tension-type, which do not show on imaging, so the next step is to identify the type. Taking painkillers two or three times a week or more can itself make headaches chronic.

We have compiled 7 questions about chronic headache — Can headache be treated during pregnancy · Can chronic headache be treated with Korean medicine · Are migraine and tension headache treated differently

We have compiled 8 questions about dizziness — Does Korean medicine treatment work when dizziness is severe · Can dizziness be treated with Korean medicine · Can BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) be treated too

Causes vary widely — stress, overwork, lack of sleep, noise exposure, cervical spine problems and circulatory disorders among them. We identify the cause through careful pulse diagnosis and history-taking, then treat accordingly.

Electroacupuncture passes a micro-current through the needles to stimulate the facial nerve and muscles. It promotes nerve regeneration and prevents muscle atrophy, playing a central role in recovery from facial palsy.

Lightning-like pain across the face or the back of the head. It differs in character from ordinary headache.