Headache
Acupuncture in patients with tension-type headache: randomised controlled trial
Electroacupuncture at Qiuxu (GB 40) for treatment of migraine--a clinical multicentral random controlled study. "The results from the 6-month follow-up survey showed better effects in the treatment group of all the 3 clinical centers."
Acupuncture for chronic headache in primary care: large, pragmatic, randomised trial. - "Acupuncture leads to persisting, clinically relevant benefits for primary care patients with chronic headache, particularly migraine. Expansion of NHS acupuncture services should be considered." Free Full Text
Cost effectiveness analysis of a randomised trial of acupuncture for chronic headache in primary care. - "Acupuncture for chronic headache improves health related quality of life at a small additional cost; it is relatively cost effective compared with a number of other interventions provided by the NHS." Free Full Text
Non-pharmacological approaches to chronic headaches: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, lasertherapy and acupuncture in transformed migraine treatment. - "The response in the groups differed over time, probably due to the different timing of applications of the three methods. TENS, lasertherapy and acupuncture proved to be effective in reducing the frequency of headache attacks. Acupuncture showed the best effectiveness over time."
Acupuncture versus placebo versus sumatriptan for early treatment of migraine attacks: a randomized controlled trial. - "In this trial acupuncture and sumatriptan were more effective than a placebo injection in the early treatment of an acute migraine attack. When an attack could not be prevented, sumatriptan was more effective than acupuncture at relieving headache."
Acupuncture in the prophylactic treatment of migraine without aura: a comparison with flunarizine. - "Acupuncture proved to be adequate for migraine prophylaxis. Relative to flunarizine, acupuncture treatment exhibited greater effectiveness in the first months of therapy and superior tolerability.'
Electroacupuncture at Qiuxu (GB 40) for treatment of migraine--a clinical multicentral random controlled study. "The results from the 6-month follow-up survey showed better effects in the treatment group of all the 3 clinical centers."
Acupuncture for chronic headache in primary care: large, pragmatic, randomised trial. - "Acupuncture leads to persisting, clinically relevant benefits for primary care patients with chronic headache, particularly migraine. Expansion of NHS acupuncture services should be considered." Free Full Text
Cost effectiveness analysis of a randomised trial of acupuncture for chronic headache in primary care. - "Acupuncture for chronic headache improves health related quality of life at a small additional cost; it is relatively cost effective compared with a number of other interventions provided by the NHS." Free Full Text
Non-pharmacological approaches to chronic headaches: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, lasertherapy and acupuncture in transformed migraine treatment. - "The response in the groups differed over time, probably due to the different timing of applications of the three methods. TENS, lasertherapy and acupuncture proved to be effective in reducing the frequency of headache attacks. Acupuncture showed the best effectiveness over time."
Acupuncture versus placebo versus sumatriptan for early treatment of migraine attacks: a randomized controlled trial. - "In this trial acupuncture and sumatriptan were more effective than a placebo injection in the early treatment of an acute migraine attack. When an attack could not be prevented, sumatriptan was more effective than acupuncture at relieving headache."
Acupuncture in the prophylactic treatment of migraine without aura: a comparison with flunarizine. - "Acupuncture proved to be adequate for migraine prophylaxis. Relative to flunarizine, acupuncture treatment exhibited greater effectiveness in the first months of therapy and superior tolerability.'