{"id":20699,"date":"2026-07-31T10:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/sessions\/acupuncture-for-migraine-french-guidelines-on-non-pharmacologicals-treatments\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:33:13","slug":"acupuncture-for-migraine-french-guidelines-on-non-pharmacologicals-treatments","status":"publish","type":"wsa_session","link":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/sessions\/acupuncture-for-migraine-french-guidelines-on-non-pharmacologicals-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Acupuncture for Migraine : French Guidelines on Non-Pharmacologicals Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0French\u00a0Headache Society\u00a0(Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Fran\u00e7aise d\u2019Etudes des Migraines et C\u00e9phal\u00e9es: SFEMC)\u00a0published\u00a0in 2021 the\u00a0Revised\u00a0Guidelines for the\u00a0Diagnosis\u00a0and Management of Migraine in\u00a0Adults\u00a0on\u00a0Diagnosis\u00a0and\u00a0Assessment, then Pharmacological\u00a0Treatment and\u00a0\u00a0wished\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0into\u00a0account and\u00a0evaluate\u00a0some\u00a0Non-Pharmacological\u00a0Treatments including\u00a0Non-PharmacologicalInterventions\u00a0(NPI),\u00a0MedicalDevices\u00a0and\u00a0Surgery.\u00a0 Acupuncture method is one of non-pharmacological treatment.The development process consisted in five stages: 1) literature review within each writing sub-groups (writing group members and invited experts); 2) draft update within each sub-groups; 3) review of the whole draft by the writing group;\u00a0\u00a0 4) review by the reading group;\u00a0\u00a0 5) final editing by the writing group in the light of all comments.The questions\u00a0asked\u00a0regarding\u00a0NPI\u00a0were:\u00a0 &#8211; Is\u00a0physical\u00a0exercise\u00a0effective for migraine\u00a0prophylaxis? &#8211; What\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0evidence\u00a0concerning,dietary\u00a0supplements\u00a0and\u00a0plants?\u00a0 &#8211; What\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0evidence\u00a0concerning diets?\u00a0 &#8211; What\u00a0neuromodulation\u00a0therapies are effective in migraine?\u00a0 &#8211; What\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0efficacy\u00a0of acupuncture for migraine\u00a0prophylaxis?\u00a0 -What\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0efficacy\u00a0of\u00a0behavioral interventions\u00a0and\u00a0mindfulnesstherapy\u00a0for migraine\u00a0prophylaxis?Acupuncture for migraine management\u00a0is recommended in several Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) : \u2022\u00a0Duodecim\u00a0EBM Guidelines (Finland) 2022\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0Istituto\u00a0Superiore\u00a0di\u00a0Sanit\u00e0\u00a0(ISS, Italy) 2022\u00a0 \u2022 Taiwan Headache Society (THS, Taiwan) 2022\u00a0 \u2022 Committee for Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Pain (Japan) 2021\u00a0 \u2022 Japanese Society of Neurology, Japanese Headache Society, Japanese Society of Neurological Therapeutics (Japan) 2021\u00a0 \u2022 Australian and New Zealand College of\u00a0Anaesthetists\u00a0(ANZA) 2020\u00a0 \u2022 Ministry of Public Health of Qatar (MOPH, Qatar) 2020Acupuncture for migraine management\u00a0is recommended in several Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) : Since 2021, publication of a French CPG : Strength\u00a0of\u00a0Recommendation=\u00a0Strong\u00a0: &quot;In patients\u00a0with episodic\u00a0migraine\u00a0asking\u00a0for non-pharmacological\u00a0treatments\u00a0or\u00a0achieving\u00a0insufficient\u00a0efficacy with\u00a0pharmacological\u00a0treatments, propose acupuncture as an alternative or a\u00a0supplement\u00a0to\u00a0pharmacological\u00a0prophylaxis.&quot; But who knows this recommendation ? GP, neurologists ?Acupuncture can be integrated into a\u00a0multidisciplinary approach \u2022\u00a0Strong recommendation for\u00a0migraine prevention \u2022\u00a0Interest for\u00a0comorbidities management\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0Reduce drugs use \u2022\u00a0Safety \u2022\u00a0Respect of\u00a0patient\u00a0(and practitioner)\u00a0values<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-20699","wsa_session","type-wsa_session","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsa_session\/20699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsa_session"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wsa_session"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}