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A Review of Conventional Medicine and Acupuncture in the Treatment of Migraine Migraine is a chronic, episodic disorder causing persistent headaches, commonly characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the head that lasts at least four hours and can continue for days (Araki, 2004). In 90 percent of attacks there is accompanying nausea and delayed gastric emptying (Barkin, Lubenow, Bruehl, et al, 2003). Sensitivity to light (photophobia) or sound (phonophobia), or visual disturbances may accompany migraine headaches and may be exacerbated by movement or physical activity (Lipton, Stewart, & Simon, 1998). The frequency of attacks can very from two to three per year to two or more per week (O'Brien, Goeree & Streiner, 2004). An estimated eight percent of Canadians, aged 12 or older have received a clinical diagnosis of migraine (Kryst & Scherl, 1999). However, this number greatly underestimates migraine prevalence because many sufferers do not seek medical...

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