2026-07-14 · 5 min read · By Susanna Yeung
Headaches and migraines disrupt workdays, parenting, and sleep. Many patients arrive after trying medications that help sometimes, or stop helping when triggers pile up — weather changes, screen time, skipped meals, or stress along the I-485 corridor.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, migraine patterns are not treated with a generic head-focused protocol. Susanna often selects points in the lower body and keeps the room calm and reclined, carefully avoiding approaches that can worsen throbbing vascular-type pain.
A first series usually includes pattern diagnosis, session-by-session tracking of frequency and intensity, and honest guidance on what else supports recovery (hydration, sleep timing, and when to loop in your physician). Acupuncture is not a substitute for emergency care for sudden severe neurological symptoms.
Patients driving from Waxhaw, Fort Mill, and Indian Trail often appreciate that appointments stay with one practitioner who remembers which weather or cycle patterns flare their headaches.