Observations on the Efficacy of Mother-child Reinforcing-reducing Acupoint Combination in Treating Migraine of Liver Yang Hyperactivity Type / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of mother-child reinforcing-reducing acupoint combination in treating migraine of liver yang hyperactivity type.Methods Forty patients with migraine of liver yang hyperactivity type were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 20 cases each. The treatment group received acupuncture by mother-child reinforcing-reducing acupoint combination and the control group, acupuncture with conventional acupoint combination. Headache symptoms were scored in the two groups before and after treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups.Results There was a statistically significant pre-/post-treatment difference in the headache symptom score in the two groups (P<0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in pre-/post-treatment headache symptom score difference value between the treatment and control groups (P<0.05). The total efficacy rate and the cure and marked efficacy rate were 90.0% and 75.0%, respectively, in the treatment group and 85.0% and 35.0%, respectively, in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference in the cure and marked efficacy rate between the two groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Mother-child reinforcing-reducing acupoint combination is an effective way to treat migraine of liver yang hyperactivity type.