The Plum-blossom Needle Treatment Of Tension-type Headache And Clinical Studies

Objective: Tension-Type Headache(TTH),a common clinical headache with high morbidity,wide influence,and different durations according to different patients,has seriously impacted the work and life of the patients. The exact cause of tension headache is unknown, thus,treatment lacks specificity.Current treatment relies on anti-depressants,NSAIDs,muscle relaxants. Symptoms are often relieved temporarily, but long-term intake of the drugs may cause adverse side effects and may develop drug dependence or rebound phenomenon with daily headaches. Observe the curative effect in treating Tension-Type Headache by plum-blossom needle.Method: Sixty-six cases of Tension-Type Headache patients were randomly divided into a treatment group treated by punctures the special sections and control group treated by taking pills. Their therapeutic effects were observed,and the changes of ache degree,headache index, ache duration, and the records points of Chinese medicine and the clinical symptom,were determined before and after treatment.Results: The group difference in effective rate was found to be statistically significant (P<0.05), which showed that plum-blossom needle was very effective in the treatment.Conclusion: The curative effect of plum-blossom needle acupuncture on specific section is good for Tension-Type Headache. While is safe and no side-effect,so it's wealthy for clinical research.