Massage treatment of chronic tension headache clinical observation.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 10 Massage treatment of chronic tension headache clinical observation 【Abstract】 Objective To evaluate manipulation therapy for chronic tension headache clinical efficacy. Methods 84 patients were randomly divided into treatment group (massage therapy group) and control group (amitriptyline group), 42 patients in each group, treatment for 1 month. Compare the two groups after the treatment efficacy. Results The total effective rate 95.23%, 71.43% in control group, the two groups was significant difference in efficacy (P lt;0.01). Conclusion massage treatment of chronic tension headache effective than the drug amitriptyline good, and no obvious side-effects, clinical worth popularizing. Keywords: chronic tension headaches massage Chronic tension headaches are tension headache (Tension-type Headache, TTH) in a category is the primary headache, the most common form of [1]. Studies have shown that the disease prevalence rate from 30% ~ 70%. Because this disease affects the patient’s work, study and rest, giving patients and their families a great psychological burden, but also to bring great social and economic impact. Modern medical treatment of the disease more choice of sedative drugs, poor efficacy and side effects long-term use, easy to recur. Massage as an important part of traditional medicine to treat the disease has its advantages, good curative effect and no side effects. In order to observe, evaluate manipulation therapy for chronic tension headache clinical efficacy. I use massage therapy and drugs in the treatment of the disease. Are reported below. A clinical data 1.1 General Information Consistent with diagnosis of patients with a total of 84 cases, of which 32 cases of male, female 52 cases; aged 19 to 45 years, with an average age of 32 years of age; duration of the longest 18 years, the shortest 6 months. 1.2 diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis of all cases are in line with