Acupuncture appears to be effective for prophylaxis of migraine headaches, and may be slightly better than pharmacotherapy. Sham acupuncture is just as effective as real acupuncture. In conclusion, we found acupuncture to be superior to both no-acupuncture control and sham acupuncture for the treatment of chronic pain.
The composition of the Strauss family gives rise to some confusion as to who did what, not helped by there being three Johanns. This page gives an overview of the musical dynasty while there is a whole page dedicated to the best known.
Through his fatherâs connections, Strauss on leaving school met the leading musicians of the day, including the conductor Hans von BÃ¼low, who commissioned Straussâs Suite for 13 Winds for the Meiningen Orchestra and invited Strauss to conduct that workâs first performance in Munich in November 1884.