Acupuncture in the Prophylactic Treatment of Migraine Without Aura: A Comparison with Flunarizine

Allais, Gianni; Lorenzo, Cristina de; Quirico, P. E.; Airola, Gisella; Tolardo, Giampiero; Mana, Ornella; Benedetto, Chiara

doi:10.1046/j.1526-4610.2002.02203.x

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“…Effects found in this study that have been previously reported include: differences between acupuncture and control for migraine 7,12,45 that increased between posttreatment and 1-year follow-up, 11 unconvincing effects for tension-type headache, [46][47][48][49] improvements in severity and frequency, 24 and increased benefit in patients with greater headache severity.…”

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confidence: 65%

Acupuncture of chronic headache disorders in primary care: randomised controlled trial and economic analysis

Vickers

Rees²,

Zollman³

et al. 2004

Health Technol Assess

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Section: Comparison With Other Studiessupporting

confidence: 65%

Acupuncture of chronic headache disorders in primary care: randomised controlled trial and economic analysis

Vickers

Rees²,

Zollman³

et al. 2004

Health Technol Assess

114

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“…There were no differences between sham acupuncture and ordinary acupuncture in the treatment of patients for migraine, but both groups were more effective than a waiting list control (7). Acupuncture reduced the frequency of migraine attacks and had the best outcome over time when compared with those from TENS and laser therapy (8). Persons with chronic headache, predominantly migraine, suffered form a significantly reduced number of headaches through acupuncture treatment in addition to standard care, when compared with only standard care (5).…”

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Experiences of acupuncture among women with migraine

Rutberg

Öhrling

2009

Advances in Physiotherapy

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The aim of this study was to describe experiences of acupuncture treatment among women with migraine. The study was based on narrative interviews with 10 women in the northern part of Sweden. The interview text was analysed using qualitative content analysis and the results were grouped into two categories: ''experiences during acupuncture treatment'' and ''experiences after acupuncture treatment'' and five subheadings. The experience of acupuncture during treatment varied between women, over time, and depending on external circumstances. Women stated that the patientÁtherapist relationship affected the experience both during and the outcome after acupuncture treatment. The results showed that acupuncture relieved pain, decreased the use of pharmaceuticals and increased emotional strength. When the migraine disappeared or was lessened, women felt that they could live life to the fullest again and felt that family and work did not suffer, as they did before the acupuncture treatment. Women felt a feeling of control over migraine and experienced safety in the effect of acupuncture. In conclusion, acupuncture seems to relieve the consequences of migraine and can be viewed as an alternative for physiotherapists in treating persons with migraine.

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“…h. Superficial needling has been advocated as a treatment technique in its own right [11][12][13] i. Sham acupuncture has been proven to be as effective as verum acupuncture and dedicated analgesics, in headache and migraine [14][15][16][17] j. Sham acupuncture and verum acupuncture have been shown to be more effective than conventional therapeutic interventions in low back pain 18 k. Sham ('placebo') acupuncture was associated with a significantly higher overall pregnancy rate when compared with real acupuncture in IVF treatment. 8 Because of the need to conduct high quality RCTs examining the effects of acupuncture that meet the conventions of good design, different sham acupuncture procedures have been introduced.…”

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The Emperors Sham – Wrong Assumption that Sham Needling is Sham

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During the last five years a large number of randomised controlled clinical trials (RCTs) have been published on the efficacy of acupuncture in different conditions. In most of these studies verum is compared with sham acupuncture. In general both verum and sham have been found to be effective, and often with little reported difference in outcome. This has repeatedly led to the conclusion that acupuncture is no more effective than placebo treatment. However, this conclusion is based on the assumption that sham acupuncture is inert. Since sham acupuncture evidently is merely another form of acupuncture from the physiological perspective, the assumption that sham is sham is incorrect and conclusions based on this assumption are therefore invalid. Clinical guidelines based on such conclusions may therefore exclude suffering patients from valuable treatments.

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Acupuncture in the Prophylactic Treatment of Migraine Without Aura: A Comparison with Flunarizine

Abstract: 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.

Cited by 111 publications

References 15 publications

Acupuncture of chronic headache disorders in primary care: randomised controlled trial and economic analysis

Acupuncture of chronic headache disorders in primary care: randomised controlled trial and economic analysis

Experiences of acupuncture among women with migraine

The Emperors Sham – Wrong Assumption that Sham Needling is Sham

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