[Comparison between modern and ancient thoughts about acupuncture treatment of migraine].

Abstract

In the present paper, the authors sum up the same and different view points about acupuncture treatment of migraine in the ancient and modern clinical practice, and make a detailed explanation from three aspects: 1) the therapeutic principles, handed down from the ancient times, and still surviving in clinical practice nowadays; 2) the traditional principles recorded only in the ancient literature but given up in modern treatment; and 3) the new therapeutic principles innovated in modern clinical practice. Further comprehensive analysis reveals that the modern therapeutic principles for migraine are still relatively simple in spite of having some rather strong advantages, and some important traditional therapeutic principles have been lost unfortunately. The authors strongly recommend that the migraine, a commonly seen problem in clinic, may be managed from a new angle, i.e., solving it by puncturing acupoints of both Shaoyang and Taiyang meridians on the severer side.

• Authors: Jing Hu, Zhong-Chao Wu, Jing-Jing Wang, Yue Jiao
• Journal: Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research (Zhen Ci Yan Jiu) Vol. 34 Issue 4 Pg. 276-8 (Aug 2009) ISSN: 1000-0607 [Print] China
• PMID: 19916294 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Historical Article, Journal Article)

Topics

• Acupuncture Points
• Acupuncture Therapy (history, methods, psychology)
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• History, 21st Century
• History, Ancient
• Humans
• Medicine, Chinese Traditional (history, psychology)
• Migraine Disorders (history, therapy)