Evaluation of therapeutic effects of synthetic auricular point therapy for treatment of common migraine at the attack stage / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
; (12): 687-690, 2006.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-348466
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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>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Bloodletting
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Acupuncture Points
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Migraine without Aura
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Acupuncture, Ear
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article