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[ Efficacy observation on chronic tension-type headache treated with acupuncture at galea tendon-muscle node ] . OBJECTIVE To explore the better therapy for chronic tension-type headache ( CTTH ) . METHODS Two hundred and eighty-eight cases were randomized into a sticking needling group ( 150 cases ) and an acupuncture group ( 138 cases ) . In the sticking needling group , the manual sticking needling technique was adopted to stimulate the galea tendon-muscle node . In the acupuncture group , the conventional acupuncture therapy was applied to Baihui ( GV 20 ) , Sishencong ( EX-HN 1 ) , Fengchi ( GB 20 ) , Taiyang ( EX-HN 5 ) , Touwei ( ST 18 ) , Hegu ( LI 4 ) , etc . The treatment was given once a day , and 30 days made one session . After two sessions of treatment and after three months follow-up , CTTH score ( including the score of headache attack frequency and the score of headache severity ) was observed and compared before and after treatment separately . The efficacy was evaluated in two groups . RESULTS CTTH score was all reduced after treatment in the two groups ( both P < 0.01 ) , the score in the sticking needling group was lower than that in the acupuncture group ( 2.38 +/- 1.22 vs 4.16 +/- 2.54 , P < 0.01 ) . The effective rate was 97.3 % ( 146/150 ) in the sticking needling group , which was better than 88.4 % ( 122/138 ) in the acupuncture group ( P < 0.05 ) . CONCLUSION The manual sticking needling technique at galea tendon-muscle node achieves the superior results of reducing the pain attack frequency and severity of CTTH as compared with the acupuncture therapy of the routine acupoint selection .
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Intervention_Physical
sticking needling group
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Intervention_Physical
acupuncture group
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Intervention_Physical
sticking needling
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Intervention_Physical
the manual sticking needling technique
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Intervention_Physical
conventional acupuncture therapy was applied
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Intervention_Physical
acupuncture
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Intervention_Physical
acupuncture
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Intervention_Physical
manual sticking needling technique
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Outcome_Physical
chronic tension-type headache
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Outcome_Physical
chronic tension-type headache ( CTTH ) .
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Outcome_Physical
CTTH score ( including the score of headache attack frequency and the score of headache severity )
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Outcome_Physical
CTTH score
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Outcome_Physical
score in the sticking needling group
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Outcome_Pain
reducing the pain attack frequency
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Participant_Condition
chronic tension-type headache
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Participant_Condition
chronic tension-type headache ( CTTH )
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Participant_Sample-size
Two hundred and eighty-eight
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Participant_Condition
CTTH