Standardized manipulations of sharp hooked needling for treating migraine and investigation on its mechanisms
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2009 Jun;29(6):508-9.
[Article in Chinese]
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan 030006, China. nizi010501@yahoo.com.cn
A comparison of recognition to migraine and treatment methods for it was made between traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine in this paper. Emphasis was made on standardized manipulation processes and techniques of sharp hooked needling for treating the disease, based on both the organic conception of the human body, the theory held by TCM, and on the principle of treatment according to pathogenesis obtained through differentiation of symptoms and signs. The necessary preparation before operations, methods for its application and announcements in the standardized manipulations of sharp hooked needling were all explained in detail. Based on its needling, pricking, dissecting and relaxing effects, the mechanisms of sharp hooked needling in treating the disease were investigated. It is concluded that sharp hooked needling is very effective in treating migraine.
