Massage and acupuncture Efficacy of cervicogenic headache.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 4 Massage and acupuncture Efficacy of cervicogenic headache [Keywords:] Massage Therapy [Keywords:] massage therapy; acupuncture; cervicogenic headache; treatment outcome Clinical observation on treatment of cervicogenic headache with tuina and acupuncture KEY WORDS massotherapy, TCM; acupuncture; cervicogenic headache; treatment outcome Cervicogenic headache is cervical or neck caused by soft tissue lesions, with chronic, unilateral head pain syndrome, as the main performance. I use massage and acupuncture treatment of cervicogenic headache, 95 cases are summarized below. 1 Data and methods 1.1 General Information 95 cases were in September 2001 ~ October 2003 of the outpatient, is divided into 3 groups. Acupuncture group 26 cases, male 13 cases, female 13 cases, aged 20 to 68 years old, with an average (47.50 ± 12.95) years, duration 2 months to 2.5 years on average (18.76 ± 7.52) months; massage therapy group 28 cases, male 13 cases and 15 women, aged 23 to 70 years with an average (46.21 ± 14.12) years, duration 3 months to 3 years, the average (19.32 ± 9.82) months; Massage and acupuncture group of 41 patients, 19 males , female 22 cases, aged 25 to 76 years, with an average (49.68 ± 15.06) years, duration 3 months to 3 years, with an average (19.85 ± 9.81) months. 1.2 Diagnostic standard reference diagnostic criteria for cervicogenic headache [1]. 1.3 inclusion and exclusion criteria meet the diagnostic criteria for headache, after cervical spine X-ray examination of cervical degenerative changes were seen by skull CT or MRI examination to exclude organic brain disease. 1.4 Effect Standard Reference ‘, Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic of conventional disease’ in the efficacy of the standard [2]. 1.5 Treatment Methods (1) acupuncture group. Point: The Shaoyang Meridian mainly take BAIHUI, the wind pool, Kok Sun, the rate of valley, the first dimension, the sun, finished bone, Tianzhu, neck Jiaji, hand three