Acupuncture treatment belongs among the comparatively better-evidenced approaches in the field of headache. However, expectations differ by type.

Headache coming from neck and shoulder muscle tension tends to respond quickly. For migraine we approach it so as to reduce the frequency of attacks, and it takes longer.

Being a headache does not mean we needle only the head. Below the occiput, the neck, the shoulders and the inner edge of the shoulder blades are the main areas, and we use distal points on the hands and feet alongside.

If there is no change after several treatments, or the pattern changes, we recommend imaging.

The following are not subjects for headache treatment but require immediate emergency care. An extremely severe headache that began suddenly like a thunderclap, a stiff neck with fever, weakness in the limbs on one side or slurred speech, clouding of consciousness, and a headache arising after a head injury.