Kuang Peigen, Hou Weikun, Shi Xiaochuan, Li Hui, Department of Neurology, General Hospital of PLA.
Xiao Yousan, Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The present investigation was intended to ascertain whether there was any relationship between headache and electrical conductive capacity of acupuncture points on the auricles. The results of experiments are summarized as follows:
The experiments were carried out on a group of 42 neurasthenic headache patients with a control group consisting of 30 normal healthy persons. The electrical conductive capacity of acupuncture points on the auricle were measured in µA by means of Jingluo-meter, Beijing I model.
Our results showed that there were pain points at occipital, frontal and/or mental points of the head region on the auricle, especially at occipital and frontal points, being accompanied by the elevation of the electrical conductive capacity and we found a very significant difference between mean values in the headache and control groups. The mean values in severe, moderate and mild headache subgroups were also different. The mean of severe headache subgroup was higher than those of moderate and mild headache subgroups and reached statistical significance. The results obtained clearly demonstrated that the severer the headache, the higher was the mean. Among the results it should be especially stressed that if "100 µA" is utilized as the criterion for the diagnosis of headache, the reliability of this criterion reaches 95% in cases of severe headache.
Then we treated these headache patients with needling of frontal, occipital and/or mental points. After ear acupuncture 27 out of 42 patients had a favorable effect (free from pain), and 15 had a less favorable effect. The post-treatment mean values of both were lower than those before treatment, showing a very significant difference. We also found that the pretreatment mean was higher in patients with a less favorable effect from ear acupuncture treatment than patients with a more favorable effect and they differed significantly. The post-treatment mean in patients with a more favorable effect was lower than those with a less favorable effect and their difference was very significant statistically.
According to the results of the study, we conclude that there is a relationship between headache and electrical conductive capacity of acupuncture points on the auricle. The effect of headache is reflected as the increase of electrical conductive capacity at frontal, occipital and/or mental points, and the severer the headache, the higher is the mean value. The electrical conductive capacity of acupuncture points may be decreased by needling these points. There is a significant negative correlation between the pretreatment mean value and effectiveness of needling. Therefore, electrical conductive capacity of acupuncture points on the auricle may also be used as an objective index to predict the clinical response to ear acupuncture treatment.
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Xiao Yousan, Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The present investigation was intended to ascertain whether there was any relationship between headache and electrical conductive capacity of acupuncture points on the auricles. The results of experiments are summarized as follows:
The experiments were carried out on a group of 42 neurasthenic headache patients with a control group consisting of 30 normal healthy persons. The electrical conductive capacity of acupuncture points on the auricle were measured in µA by means of Jingluo-meter, Beijing I model.
Our results showed that there were pain points at occipital, frontal and/or mental points of the head region on the auricle, especially at occipital and frontal points, being accompanied by the elevation of the electrical conductive capacity and we found a very significant difference between mean values in the headache and control groups. The mean values in severe, moderate and mild headache subgroups were also different. The mean of severe headache subgroup was higher than those of moderate and mild headache subgroups and reached statistical significance. The results obtained clearly demonstrated that the severer the headache, the higher was the mean. Among the results it should be especially stressed that if "100 µA" is utilized as the criterion for the diagnosis of headache, the reliability of this criterion reaches 95% in cases of severe headache.
Then we treated these headache patients with needling of frontal, occipital and/or mental points. After ear acupuncture 27 out of 42 patients had a favorable effect (free from pain), and 15 had a less favorable effect. The post-treatment mean values of both were lower than those before treatment, showing a very significant difference. We also found that the pretreatment mean was higher in patients with a less favorable effect from ear acupuncture treatment than patients with a more favorable effect and they differed significantly. The post-treatment mean in patients with a more favorable effect was lower than those with a less favorable effect and their difference was very significant statistically.
According to the results of the study, we conclude that there is a relationship between headache and electrical conductive capacity of acupuncture points on the auricle. The effect of headache is reflected as the increase of electrical conductive capacity at frontal, occipital and/or mental points, and the severer the headache, the higher is the mean value. The electrical conductive capacity of acupuncture points may be decreased by needling these points. There is a significant negative correlation between the pretreatment mean value and effectiveness of needling. Therefore, electrical conductive capacity of acupuncture points on the auricle may also be used as an objective index to predict the clinical response to ear acupuncture treatment.
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