Therapeutic effect of point-through-point acupuncture on migraine and its effects on brain blood flow velocity / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the clinical therapeutic effect of point-through-point acupuncture on migraine and its mechanisms.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Ninety cases of migraine were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 45 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with point-through-point acupuncture and the control group with normal needling method. Brain blood flow velocity was determined by TCD before and after treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The effective rate was 97.8% in the treatment group, which was better than 80.0% in the control group (P < 0.05). And the point-through-point acupuncture could significantly improve the highest mean blood flow velocity of main arteries, with a significant difference between the two groups after treatment (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Point-through-point acupuncture can be used for treatment of migraine, with a high cured rate and obvious therapeutic effect.</p>