Effectiveness of Acupuncture as Auxiliary Treatment for Chronic Headache

Mayrink, Wildete Carvalho; Garcia, João Batista Santos; Santos, Alcione Miranda dos; Nunes, Joana Kátya Veras Rodrigues Sampaio; Mendonça, Tárcia Heliny Nojoza

doi:10.1016/j.jams.2018.07.003

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“…Quality of life was evaluated before and after treatment with the Brazilian version of the quality-of-life questionnaire: SF-6D, 2002. Participants in the true acupuncture group for TTH showed statistically significant improvement in all domains and improvement in overall quality of life [ 16 ]. Another prospective, randomized, controlled study with 401 patients with complaints of chronic headache (mostly migraine) in the primary care network in England and Wales compared acupuncture (12 sessions in three months) with medication and routine care.…”

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“…Another prospective, randomized, controlled study with 401 patients with complaints of chronic headache (mostly migraine) in the primary care network in England and Wales compared acupuncture (12 sessions in three months) with medication and routine care. The acupuncture group had a steeper improvement in symptom scale (acupuncture 34% improvement/control 16% improvement), 22 fewer days of headache, used 15% less medication and had 25% fewer visits to the doctor [ 16 ].…”

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“…Acupuncture is a widely used alternative therapy that is well tolerated and has fewer side effects compared to drugs used in pharmacologic treatment [ 16 , 17 ]. In classic acupuncture, needles are inserted at selected points known as acupoints followed by manipulation (heat, physical force, or electrical stimuli) [ 18 ].…”

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“…Its efficacy has been observed primarily in migraines and TTH [ 7 ]. Studies have suggested acupuncture reduces the need for medication, improves relaxation, promotes the release of endogenous opioids, and has physical and psychological homeostatic effects [ 16 ]. Advantages to acupuncture include effectiveness, favorable safety profile, and few adverse effects as a non-drug therapy [ 4 , 17 ].…”

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Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Acupuncture in Tension-Type Headache: A Systematic Review

Turkistani¹,

Shah²,

Jose³

et al. 2021

Cureus

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Tension-type headache is one of the most prevalent types of headache. The common presentation is a mildto-moderate dull aching pain around the temporal region, like a tight band around the forehead, neck, shoulder, and sometimes behind eyes. It can occur at any age but most commonly in the adult female population. The exact underlying mechanism is not clear but muscle tension is one of the main causes, which can be due to stress and anxiety. There are several non-pharmacologic treatment options suggested for tension-type headaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, relaxation, biofeedback, acupuncture, exercise, manual therapy, and even some home remedies. This systematic review was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture and manual therapy in tension-type headaches. The literature search was primarily done on PubMed. Eight articles involving 3846 participants showed evidence that acupuncture and manual therapy can be valuable non-pharmacological treatment options for tension-type headaches. Acupuncture was compared to routine care or sham intervention. Acupuncture was not found to be superior to physiotherapy, exercise, and massage therapy. Randomized controlled trials done in various countries showed manual therapy also significantly decreased headache intensity. Manual therapy has an efficacy that equals prophylactic medication and tricyclic antidepressants in treating tension-type headaches. The available data suggests that both acupuncture and manual therapy have beneficial effects on treating symptoms of tension-type headache. However, further clinical trials looking at long-term benefits and risks are needed.

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Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Acupuncture in Tension-Type Headache: A Systematic Review

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Shah²,

Jose³

et al. 2021

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“…Researchers have studied the impact of acupuncture on many disorders such as musculoskeletal diseases 7 , chronic lower back pain 8 , nausea in pregnancy 9 and headache 10 . Researchers have also shown that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of many cancer symptoms caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy, such as nausea 11 , vomiting 11 , cancer pain 12 , hot flashes 13 , and fatigue 14 .…”

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Acupuncture in adults with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: a systematic review

Baviera

Olson

Paula

et al. 2019

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective: to analyze and synthesize knowledge about the effect of acupuncture on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms in adults with cancer. Method: the method used was a Systematic Review. Potential articles were identified by searching in the PubMed of National Library of Medicine, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, Cochrane Central and Scopus. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses strategy, 607 articles were identified. After removing the duplicates, all titles and abstracts were reviewed, and seven articles were selected for full review. After the full review, five studies were selected for inclusion. Results: of the five articles included, four were cohort studies and one was a quasi-experimental study. All articles showed that acupuncture was associated with an improvement in the peripheral neuropathy, but the type of protocol, use of medications, time of treatment, and different outcome measures made it difficult to compare the studies. Conclusion: the use of acupuncture appears to be associated with an improvement in the symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and has no side effects. In order to improve the evidence about benefits associated with acupuncture, more experimental studies using both subjective and objective measures are needed.

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Comparative Analgesia Between Acupuncture and Dipyrone in Odontalgia

Almeida

Zotelli

Wada

et al. 2019

Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

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Effectiveness of Acupuncture as Auxiliary Treatment for Chronic Headache

Abstract: Acupuncture can be considered an auxiliary treatment for chronic headache, reducing the intensity of pain, the number of crisis, the quantity of analgesics used, and improving the quality of life in patients with this painful condition.

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Acupuncture in Tension-Type Headache: A Systematic Review

Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Acupuncture in Tension-Type Headache: A Systematic Review

Acupuncture in adults with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: a systematic review

Comparative Analgesia Between Acupuncture and Dipyrone in Odontalgia

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