Fengchi closed with warm acupuncture treatment of 82 cases of occipital neuralgia.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Fengchi closed with warm acupuncture treatment of 82 cases of occipital neuralgia [Abstract] [Objective] To observe Fengchi closed with warm acupuncture treatment the clinical efficacy of greater occipital neuralgia. [Methods] Fengchi partially closed after the acupuncture treatment temperature observed effects. [Results] 82 cases cured 68.3%, significantly serve 23.2%, effective 7.3% is invalid 1.2%, the total effective rate 98.3%. [Conclusion] Fengchi closed with warm acupuncture greater occipital nerve neuralgia is a fast and effective. [Keywords:] Wind pool closed to warm acupuncture points greater occipital nerve neuralgia The author since 1998, combined with the wind pool closed to warm acupuncture points greater occipital neuralgia satisfactory effect is the final report is as follows. A clinical data In 82 cases, 37 males, 45 females, aged 19 to 67 years, mean 47.5 years old; course in January to 5 years; the left side of 32 cases, the right side of 44 cases, bilateral in 6 cases; 82 cases of cervical spine films were characterized by inspection, including 36 cases of orthotopic do mouth-ray films, 28 cases of cranial CT scan done to rule out cancer `tuberculosis and congenital malformations of foramen magnum. Diagnosis: There are one or both back of the neck and occipital paroxysmal lancinating or knife-like pain, may be back at the top of radiation, and some can be spread to the forehead, with the head activity, coughing, sneezing, may induce or intensified, stiff neck pain have a sense of common physical examination and neck muscle tension and even forced position, in the greater occipital nerve pathways Department has tenderness, a small number of patients have a head at the top of the skin hypersensitivity phenomenon. Two treatment 2.1 The partial closure of the treatment of patients to take seats, head upright micro-flexion, in the occipital protuberance and the connection midpoint between the mastoid tip, the equiv