Case Studies

Acupuncture for Migraine: Clinical Case Study II and HRV

Kristen Sparrow • March 22, 2015

One more recent migraine patient.  This is a 35 year old male who has had longstanding “migraine equivalent” as a diagnosis.  He has aura type symptoms with tinnitus, foggy head, and generally not feeling well. These have been persistent and consistent.
This is his data from his first visit.  So you see a high baseline reading (0ver 3) which drops somewhat during needling, and then decreasing to .9 and then further to .47.  Again, dramatic reduction.  There was a spike during treatment which might correlate with my coming into the room, or a startle reflex.  It will be fascinating to see if he responds clinically as did the other featured patient here.
 

LF/HF data for one acupuncture treatment including baseline and needling data
LF/HF data for one acupuncture treatment including baseline and needling data