Sadly, the wonderful PT who does my accupucture doesn't think it's really all that effective for that brain injury headache most of us get around the temples and eyes. However, I do find that the accupunture can relax me. If I can keep my blood pressure down, that does at least seem to dull the headache a bit.

Nancy, I'm sorry that the procedure frightened your daughter. Do you have a TENS machine? You can apply the pads to the accupuncture points and get quite good results.

The standard drugs like amitripyline (sp?!) didn't help me. (I also have a seperate headache caused by a spinal injury.) I find I have to revert to the old-fashioned and time consuming methods for any relief: ice on the back of the neck and a quiet, dark room.

Good Luck