| Object:To observe the therapeutic effect of four treatments on the patients suffering from tension-type headache of feng-tan type,which are combined by acupuncture treatment and traditional Chinese medicine recipe composed of roujin fang and shufenghuatan fang,so as to find the best combined therapy of TCM on chronic tension-type headache of feng-tan type.Methods:80 patients with tension-type headache of feng-tan type were randomly divided into general treatment group(n=20),general treatment and acupuncture group(n=20),general therapy and traditional Chinese medicine group(n=20)and a group using both acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine(n=20).All were treated for 28 days, and then compared the headache index,accompany symptoms score, WHOQOL—BREF score,SDS score.SAS score before and after treatment.Results:The statistic analysis revealed that acupuncture treatment and traditional Chinese medicine recipe composed of roujin fang and shufenghuatan fang are safe and effective to cure tension-type headache of feng-tan type. The total effective rate of the four groups were 45%,70%,75% and 85%.There was quite significant difference between them(P<0.05).Acupuncture treatment and traditional Chinese medicine recipe improved headache index,SDS score.SAS score and raising the overall quality of life,the overall heath,the physiological status and the psychological status of the QOL(P<0.01),while they have counter change.All accompanied signs and symptoms were not improved in the general treatment group(P>0.05), while other groups were improved(P<0.01).Conclusion:The combined therapy using both acupuncture arid traditional Chinese medicine can evidently reduce the headache by decreasing headache index, appeasing tense and despress emotions and raising the overall quality of life. In addition,it accelerated the effect-acting period and accorded with evaluation of health economics,so it was the best combined therapy of TCM on chronic tension-type headache of feng-tan type.
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