Migraine without aura treated by comprehensive auricular acupuncture: a multicentral controlled study / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
; (12): 971-974, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess objectively the efficacy of migraine without aura treated by comprehensive auricular acupuncture.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Ninty patients of migraine without aura from three centers were selected as the observation subjects. Thirty cases from each center were treated with the comprehensive auricular acupuncture. This therapy included the retroauricular venous bleeding on the ears, the autologous blood injection at Fengchi (GB 20) and Yanglingquan (GB 34) and bleeding at the Nie (temporal), Zhen (occiput), Yidan (pancreas), Shenmen, Pizhixia (subcortex) and Neifenmi (endocrine) of auricular point. The therapy was applied once every 7-10 days. The continuous 3 treatments made one session.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>At the end of one session for the patients in three centers, the headache scores were reduced apparently as compared with those before treatment (all P< 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in comparison among three centers (all P>0.05). The clinical total effective rates were 93.3% (28/30), 90.0% (27/30) and 93.3% (28/30) in three centers separately. There was no obvious difference in the efficacy in comparison among three centers (P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The comprehensive auricular acupuncture reduces apparently the headache score for migraine without aura and relieves the clinical symptoms of migraine. It is the simple and effective therapy for migraine without aura.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Terapéutica
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Resultado del Tratamiento
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Migraña sin Aura
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Acupuntura Auricular
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Año:
2012
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Article