Conventional Vs Non-Conventional Therapies in Treating Migraine Headache

Abstract

The main purpose of this research is to identify the effectiveness of conventional medicines, in general, against headache or any migraine attack. Also, it aims to help individual to understand and differentiate the characteristics of a pain caused by headache and as well as migraine. In recent years, there has been a growing public interest and demand in the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies for the prophylaxis and treatment of headache or migraine attacks. CAM in other word, known as the non-conventional therapy which is usually based from herbs and acupuncture. Hereby, this study determines how well has this therapy is being well absorbed and have gained trust among the society. This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 400 young adult (18-28 years old). Data were collected by a valid and reliable questionnaire which consists of three sections; A, B and C. Seksyen 13, Shah Alam became the demographic target because this area has four big institutions which are often flooded with the target age group.. Collected data sets were analysed by SPSS software. In total, 65.25% were reported to favour the null hypothesis, which sides on the conventional therapy. The findings indicate that the conventional therapy is significantly effective than the non-conventional. The objective to prove that the alternative treatment approach is more effective failed. But there’s a positive correlation which shows that the society do accept the fact that it is SAFE and are of least side effects. This believe may incline in the next few years.