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Acupuncture for migraines & headaches

Acupuncture is one of the most-studied tools for migraine — reducing how often attacks come and how hard they hit, without daily medication.

ICBC & direct billingVancouver & LangleyOpen 7 days
Understanding it

Headaches have many forms — tension headaches from tight neck and scalp muscles, migraines with their throbbing and sensitivity, and hormonal headaches tied to the cycle. Each has a different driver.

Acupuncture is well supported for headache and migraine, both for easing an attack and, used as a course, for reducing how often they happen. We tailor treatment to your headache pattern.

What we see

Symptoms we treat

If any of these sound like your experience, acupuncture is worth a conversation. This isn't a diagnosis — your first visit is.

01
Throbbing migraine
Pulsing pain, often one-sided, that can be disabling.
02
Light & sound sensitivity
A need to retreat to a dark, quiet room.
03
Tension headache
A band-like tightness from the neck and shoulders.
04
Nausea
Stomach upset accompanying the worst attacks.
05
Aura
Visual changes or tingling before a migraine starts.
06
Menstrual headaches
Headaches that track with the hormonal cycle.
How it helps

Why acupuncture works here

Three layers at once — local, segmental, and central — chosen for what your body is asking for.

Supports the nerve
Needling releases the tight neck, scalp and shoulder muscles that trigger and feed many headaches.
Restores circulation
Treatment improves circulation and helps regulate the vascular and nervous activity behind migraine.
Calms the pain
Acupuncture's central, regulating effect calms the over-sensitivity that lets headaches recur — reducing both frequency and intensity over a course of care.
What to expect

From first visit to plan

Every patient gets the same unhurried four-beat rhythm — the first visit includes a complimentary consultation.

01
Consultation
We listen, palpate, and map the pattern — not just where it hurts, but why.
02
Treatment plan
A course of care that fits your pattern. You're never locked in; we re-assess each visit.
03
Treatment
Gentle needling, often with cupping or electro-acupuncture. Most patients deeply relax.
04
Aftercare
Simple homecare and what to expect next. We coordinate with RMT or kinesiology when it helps.
Begin when you're ready

Let's treat your
migraines.

Same-day appointments are often available. Direct billing to most extended health plans, ICBC and MSP.