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Migraine Treatments and Therapies
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People with migraine often need to make lifestyle changes or take medication to help control their migraine. This section helps to explain more about the different types of migraine treatments available for individuals. Please remember that the information in this section is general, and it is important that you discuss any concerns or problems you may have with your medications and treatments, with your GP or neurologist. The migraine treatments available are: |
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Are you concerned about the side effects of your medication? If so, you are not the only one! Many people are worried and are looking to explore complementary treatments, but do they work and should you be cautious? Whilst it is important to be open minded, any treatment, intervention or medication (whether traditional or alternative, bought over the counter or prescribed by a health professional) should be considered with a healthy degree of scepticism. Although many branches of complementary medicine have excellent training and accreditation procedures in place, you should always make sure you use a reputable therapist with recognised qualifications or monitoring. Please view our guidelines to see how you can get the most from complementary practitioners. To download a booklet about complementary treatments, please click here. What is complementary therapy? There are many different types of complementary therapies (CAM) out, and these should not be considered in isolation but as part of an overall approach to general well being (including improved control of headache and migraine). CAM practitioners take a holistic view of health (i.e. viewing the whole person, not just a particular part of them, as often happens in mainstream medicine) taking into account all symptoms, individual preferences, lifestyle and family history. Usually, they will spend a long time during the first consultation asking many different questions which you may feel are totally unrelated to your migraine. For details of other associations for complementary medicine, please click here. Your GP surgery may have a list of accredited practitioners in your area. Below is a list of treatments for which there is some evidence of helping migraineurs. Please click on the links below to find out more: |
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Acupuncture ![]() To find out more and find an acupucturist near you visit The British Acupuncture Council |
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Homeopathy |
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Manipulative Therapies
These treatments are usually self-funded as they are not commonly available under the NHS. |
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Physical Therapies
Click here to download our booklet. |
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Vitamins and Minerals
For details of an open study investigating the effects of co-enzyme Q10 on patients with migraine, click here |
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Herbal Remedies
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Allergy Tests |
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Dental Work Click here to download the information booket on migraine and jaw tension. |
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Tinted Lenses |
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Other Therapies
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