1. Bajwa, ZH, Smith, JH. Acute treatment of migraine in adults. In: Dashe, JF, Swanson, JW (eds) UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UpToDate Inc, 2018.
Google Scholar2. Burch, R, Rizzoli, P, Loder, E. The prevalence and impact of migraine and severe headache in the United States: figures and trends from government health studies. Headache 2018; 58(4): 496–505.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline3. Burch, RC, Loder, S, Loder, E, et al. The prevalence and burden of migraine and severe headache in the United States: updated statistics from government health surveillance studies. Headache 2015; 55(1): 21–34.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline4. Smitherman, TA, Burch, R, Sheikh, H, et al. The prevalence, impact, and treatment of migraine and severe headaches in the United States: a review of statistics from national surveillance studies. Headache 2013; 53(3): 427–436.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline5. Lipton, RB, Stewart, WF, Diamond, S, et al. Prevalence and burden of migraine in the United States: data from the American Migraine Study II. Headache 2001; 41(7): 646–657.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline6. Vos, T, Abajobir, AA, Abate, KH, et al. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet 2017; 390: 1211–1259.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline7. Leonardi, M, Steiner, TJ, Scher, AT, et al. The global burden of migraine: measuring disability in headache disorders with WHO’s Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). J Headache Pain 2005; 6(6): 429–440.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline8. Linde, K, Allais, G, Brinkhaus, B, et al. Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016; 2016: CD001218.
Google Scholar9. Cabýoglu, MT, Ergene, N, Tan, U. The mechanism of acupuncture and clinical applications. Int J Neurosci 2006; 116(2): 115–125.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline10. Melchart, D, Weidenhammer, W, Streng, A, et al. Prospective investigation of adverse effects of acupuncture in 97 733 patients. Arch Intern Med 2004; 164: 104–105.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline11. Armour, M, Smith, CA. Treating primary dysmenorrhoea with acupuncture: a narrative review of the relationship between acupuncture “dose” and menstrual pain outcomes. Acupunct Med 2016; 34(6): 416–424.
Google Scholar | SAGE Journals12. Li, X, Wang, Q. Acupuncture therapy for stroke patients. Int Rev Neurobiol 2013; 111: 159–179.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline13. Marcus, P . Towards a dose of acupuncture. Acupunct Med 1994; 12: 78–82.
Google Scholar | SAGE Journals14. White, A, Cummings, M, Barlas, P, et al. Defining an adequate dose of acupuncture using a neurophysiological approach—a narrative review of the literature. Acupunct Med 2008; 26(2): 111–120.
Google Scholar | SAGE Journals15. Wang, Q . Zhen Jiu Zhi Liao Xue. 10th ed. Beijing, China: Zhong Guo Zhong Yi Yao Chu Ban She, 2009 (in Chinese).
Google Scholar16. Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society (IHS) . The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (beta version). Cephalalgia 2013; 33: 629–808.
Google Scholar | SAGE Journals17. Migraine, Jariengprasert C. . In: Buranatawonsom, T, Piyaman, S (eds) Acupuncture as integrative therapy. Nonthaburi, Thailand: The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, 2014, pp. 1–43.
Google Scholar18. Chow, SC, Wang, H, Shao, J. Sample size calculations in clinical research. 2nd ed. New York: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2007.
Google Scholar | Crossref19. Linde, K, Streng, A, Jurgens, S, et al. Acupuncture for patients with migraine: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2005; 293: 2118–2125.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline20. Allais, G, De Lorenzo, C, Quirico, PE, et al. Acupuncture in the prophylactic treatment of migraine without aura: a comparison with flunarizine. Headache 2002; 42(9): 855–861.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline21. Zhao, L, Chen, J, Li, Y, et al. The long-term effect of acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med 2017; 177: 508–515.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline22. Musil, F, Pokladnikova, J, Pavelek, Z, et al. Acupuncture in migraine prophylaxis in Czech patients: an open-label randomized controlled trial. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2018; 14: 1221–1228.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline23. Manheimer, E, White, A, Berman, B, et al. Meta-analysis: acupuncture for low back pain. Ann Intern Med 2005; 142: 651–663.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline24. White, A, Foster, NE, Cummings, M, et al. Acupuncture treatment for chronic knee pain: a systematic review. Rheumatology 2007; 46(3): 384–390.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline25. Qin, Z, Wu, J, Xu, C, et al. Using meta-regression approach to explore the dose-response association between acupuncture sessions and acupuncture effects on chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Ann Transl Med 2019; 7: 116.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline26. Hirschfeld, G, Zernikow, B. Variability of “optimal” cut points for mild, moderate, and severe pain: neglected problems when comparing groups. Pain 2013; 154(1): 154–159.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline27. Stewart, WF, Shechter, A, Lipton, RB. Migraine heterogeneity. Disability, pain intensity, and attack frequency and duration. Neurology 1994; 44(6 Suppl. 4): S24–S39.
Google Scholar | Medline