Clinical Observation On Tension-Type Headache Treated By Plum-Blossom Needling Therapy

Objective:To observe clinical efficiency of tension-type headache treated by plum-blossom needling therapy and to preliminary study the mechanism of treating TTH by this method and to offer an new dorection for clinical.Methods:60cases of TTH were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. Control group were given Eperisone Hydrochloride50mg orally after meal.3times a day. Treatment group were given plum-blossom needling therapy. Both groups were evaluated after3-week treatment. VAS was used to determine therapeutic effect and record lasting time of headache and attack frequency, and follow up after treatment period. Stastical analysis were done by SPSS16.0, differences of measurement data and enumeration data were compared with t-test and χ2test.Results:The total effective rate was86.7%in treatment group while63.3%in control group with significant difference (p<0.05). Pain score, headache duration and seizure frequency in both group were markedly improved after treatment with significant difference (P<0.05, P<0.01). There were significant differences in pain score, headache duration and seizure frequency after treatment between the two groups (P<0.05), the results show that the effect of treatment group is superior to control group.Conclusion:1. Both Eperisone Hydrochloride and plum-blossom needling therapy are effective methods of treating tension-type headache while the needling method is better than drug.2. Plum-blossom needling therapy can markedly improve VAS score, shorten headache lasting time and attack frequency and the resarch provides a experimental basis to clinical use.