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While migraines are most common in adults, particularly women, children
are also prone to developing them. Migraines are not caused by stress or
tension, like tension headaches, but rather result from an intricate
biochemical process involving the constriction and expanding of blood
vessels in the brain.
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Migraines occur far more frequently in women than in men. In fact, in
adult women the rate of frequency is roughly fifteen to seventeen percent,
whereas in men it is only about five percent.
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The problem with migraine prevention is that there isn’t just one cause
for the headaches. There are very many triggers for migraines, in fact,
and trying to avoid them all would be an exercise in hermitry.
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For most people in the west, the entire concept of willingly sticking
needles into your body is a bit suspect. In fact, most people probably
have to reach a certain point of no return to even consider the very idea
of acupuncture.
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How long have migraines been around? Contrary to the beliefs of many,
migraines are not a new disease, only a newly-named. In fact, based on the
symptoms, it appears that migraines are among the oldest diseases known to
mankind.
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Until recently, the general theory on what causes migraines rested solely
on the idea that abnormalities of blood vessel in the head were
responsible for migraines. Now, however experts tend to believe that
migraine starts with an underlying central nervous system disorder which,
when triggered by various stimuli, sets off a chain of neurologic and
biochemical events, some of which subsequently affect brain's vascular
system.
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