【作者】 Qi Li-zhen

【机构】 本站原创

【摘要】

Abstract

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of nape cluster acupuncture in treating migraine.

Methods: Fifty patients with confirmed diagnosis of migraine were intervened by using nape cluster acupuncture, and were evaluated at the outset and after 2-month treatment by the short-form of McGill pain questionnaire (SP-MPQ) and self-rating depression scale (SDS).

Results: After treatment, the number of positive words, sensory pain rating index (S-PRI), affective pain rating index (A-PRI), total pain rating index (T-PRI), visual analogue scale (VAS), and present pain intensity (PPI) were significantly changed     (P＜0.01); the SDS score was (56.42±8.12) points before treatment versus (41.08±5.73) points after treatment, and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01). The total effective rate was 86.0%; the therapeutic efficacy of the patients with a shorter disease duration was superior to that of the patients with a longer one (P＜0.05); the efficacy of mild-moderate migraine was superior to that of severe one (P＜0.01); the total effective rate of patients without depression was higher than that with depression, but without a significant difference in comparing the therapeutic efficacy (P＞0.05).

Conclusion: Nape cluster acupuncture is effective in treating migraine, significantly improving headache and depression.