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Acupuncture Support for Headaches & Migraines

Headaches can be occasional and annoying—or frequent enough that you start planning your life around them.

Migraines can mean hours or even days of pain, nausea, light or sound sensitivity, fatigue, and the frustrating feeling that another one could be just around the corner.

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And not every headache has the same story.

Neck and shoulder tension, stress, poor sleep, hormonal changes, sinus congestion, jaw tension, and other factors may all play a role in headache frequency and intensity.

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When we work together, I look beyond the headache itself. Where does the pain begin? What seems to trigger it? What else is happening with your neck and shoulders, sleep, digestion, menstrual cycle, stress, or energy?

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My goal is to understand your particular pattern and provide personalized acupuncture care that supports fewer disruptions and more good days.

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Dr. Michelle Bouton, DACM


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Different Headaches,
Different Patterns

  • TENSION & NECK-RELATED HEADACHES
    Tight neck and shoulder muscles, posture, jaw tension and physical strain can all contribute to recurring head pain

  • MIGRAINES
    Migraine patterns may involve throbbing pain, nausea, light or sound sensitivity, visual changes, fatigue, and symptoms that linger long after the worst of the headache has passed

  • HORMONAL & MENSTRUAL
    For some women, headaches follow a recognizable pattern around menstruation, ovulations, perimenopause or other hormonal changes

  • STRESS-RELATED HEADACHES
    Stress can show up physically through muscle tension, disrupted sleep, jaw clenching and changes in the nervous system- all of which may influence headaches

  • SINUS & ALLERGY-RELATED HEADACHES
    Congestion, seasonal allergies and sinus pressure may contribute to facial pressure and headache symptoms

  • HEADACHES WITH NO OBVIOUS TRIGGER
    Sometimes there isn't one clear cause. Looking at timing, location, sleep, digestion, stress, hormones and other symptoms can help us understand the larger pattern

The goal isn't simply to cover up symptoms of the headache.
It's to have fewer of them.

What Does Progress Look Like?

 

  • FEWER HEADACHE DAYS
    Going longer between headaches or migraines.

  • LESS INTENSE EPISODES
    Headaches may feel less severe or disruptive.

  • SHORTER RECOVERY TIME
    Getting back to normal more quickly instead of losing the rest of the day—or several days.

  • LESS RELIANCE ON RESCUE STRATEGIES
    Needing medication, ice, or other coping measures less often.

  • FEWER ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS
    Changes in nausea, light or sound sensitivity, neck tension, fatigue, or the “migraine hangover.”

  • MORE NORMAL DAYS
    Being able to make plans, work, exercise, travel, or simply live without constantly calculating around the next headache.

"After a 9 day long migraine, I made an appointment to see if I could get some relief.
 

Michelle worked on me and my migraine was almost entirely eliminated. I was so happy, I cried.

 

She goes above and beyond for her clients and it is greatly appreciated!"

 

A.B., Elizabethton

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