Clinical Observation For The Treatment Of Tension-Type Headache By Acupuncture Trigger Point

Objective:To observe the effect of acupuncture on sternocleidomastoid muscle, masticatory muscle and Conventional acupuncture in treating tension-type headache. To provide an effective therapy for tension-type headache, we evaluated the two methods on effect and prognosis in the episodes.Method:60 patients which reach the standard of research, choosing from the Depart-ment of rehabilitation of Second Hospital Affiliated to Heilongjiang University Of Chinese Medicine were informed and signed the consent. The research are as following.60 cases of the research were randomly divided into a treatment group and a contrast group, each with 30 patients.Two groups of patients were given different treatments. The treatment group was given electric acupuncture of bilateral sternocleido-mastoid muscle, masticatory muscle with electro stimulation, once a day, every 40 minutes, once a day, a treatment of 5days, a total of 2 treatments, when the contrast group was given with the conventional electro-acupuncture therapy. The Acupoints selected (Baihui, Taiyang, Fengchi, Fengfu, Jiaosun, Shangxing) which could vary with the area were acupunctured, once a day, every 40 minutes, once a day, a treatment of 5days,a total of 2 treatments. Both of the two groups,if someone a acute headache happens. The headache level were assessed on the basis of Gillian Pain Questionaire, which contain the evaluation of PRI, VAS, PPI and MSQOL. Compared before and after treatment, we learned the improvement of the pain symptoms and sleep quality in a week treatment.Result as follows:1. The total effective rate was 96.67% in treatment group while 80.00% in contrast group, with significant difference (p<0.05).The dates of two groups have statistical significances (P<0.05).2. Scores of pain assessent of treatment group were improved after treatment and one month after treatment, comparing with the other group with statistical significances (P <0.05). The quality of life of treatment group was improved both after treatment and one month after treatment (p<0.05).3. There was no statistical significance between headache level and life quality after treatment and one month after treatment in the treatment group (p>0.05). While we compared the severity of headache and the quality of daily life after treatment and one month after treatment of the contrast group, with all having statistical significances (p<0.05).Conclusion:1. The treatment of tension-type headache by acupuncture trigger point can effectively reduce the headache of patients, and it’s superior to the conventional acupuncture treatment.2. The treatment of tension-type headache by acupuncture trigger point can effectively improve patients’ quality of life. And it’s superior to the conventional acupuncture treatment.3. The treatment of acupuncture of trigger point shows no obvious increase degree of the headache and quality of life after treatment.