Evaluation of therapeutic effects of synthetic auricular point therapy for treatment of common migraine at the attack stage / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe and evaluate the short-term and long-term curative effects of the synthetic auricular point therapy on the common migraine in attack stage.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>With the study method of randomized controlled trial, 108 cases of common migraine at the attack stage were randomly assigned to a treatment group of 72 cases treated with synthetic auricular point therapy (blood-letting on the ear back, point injection of own blood, pricking ear point), and a control group of 36 cases treated with Western medicine. Their short-term and long-term curative effects were observed and evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total short-term effective rate and the total long-term effective rate were respectively 98.6% and 79. 6% in the treatment group with less adverse effects, and with a very significant difference as compared with the control group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The synthetic auricular point therapy has obvious short-term and long-term curative effects on common migraine at the attack stage with safety.</p>