The clinical study of muscle contraction headacke.
10.3777/jjsam.37.180
- VernacularTitle:筋収縮性頭痛の臨床的研究
- Author:
Satoru YAMAGUCHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1987;37(3):180-187
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
We analyzed 22 patients with muscle contraction headache who had been examined at the Oriental Medicine Clinic of the Second Department of Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical School.
There were more female patients than males. Most of the patients were from 31 to 45 years old. And most of the patients had suffered from the condition for one year or more. Many of the patients visited our outpatient clinic believing in the examination by Oriental medicine, after they had visited other departments such as neuro-internal medicine, etc. Of these patients, 40.9% had had underlying diseases, such as collagen diseases and intractable nervous system diseases. Anti-phlogistic analgesics, muscle relaxants and tranquilizers were prescribed as drug therapy for these patients. The drug therapy and acupuncture were markedly effective, effective or slightly effective, accounting for 77.2%.
