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The Weekend Headache

by Dan Schalm R.Ac, R.TCMP

Acupuncture can be very effective in treating headaches and migraines as recent medical research has verified. But, there is one type of headache in particular that interests me, the so called “Weekend Headache.” After a long and stressful work-week you come home, begin to relax … and on comes a migraine.  In some individuals, this type of headache can even occur after a particularly relaxing session of acupuncture … a tip off for me that the body energy is not well regulated.

Holding tension causes Qi (energy) stagnation, and like a coiled spring, this energy can hurt when it is unleashed  … even though the letting go is what we need the most.

Acupuncture, using the right combination of points, can be helpful in ‘smoothing’ out this condition so relaxation can do its proper job of balancing and recharging the body.

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