caa a22 4500 445356669 CHVBK 20180317142902.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10072-011-0548-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10072-011-0548-x Acupuncture in primary headache treatment [Elektronische Daten] [Paola Schiapparelli, Gianni Allais, Sara Rolando, Gisella Airola, Paola Borgogno, Maria Terzi, Chiara Benedetto] Acupuncture has a long tradition of use for the treatment of many pain conditions, including headache. Its effectiveness has been studied mainly for primary headaches, particularly for migraine and tension-type headache (TTH). Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has two diagnostic frameworks for headaches: meridian diagnoses, based on the location of the pain and on the meridians (or channels) that pass through it; syndrome diagnoses, dependent on external or internal factors and on the characteristics of the pain. The four meridians involved in headache are Shaoyang (TE-GB channels, on the temporal sides of the head); Taiyang (SI-BL channels, occiput); Yangming (LI-ST channels, forehead) and Jueyin (PC-LR channels, vertex). The syndromes may be due to excess or deficit. Very generally, the excess syndromes correspond in the majority of cases to migraine and the deficit syndromes to TTH. Acupuncture is a complex intervention, which is also characterized by a close interaction between patient and therapist. The complicated system of TCM classification of headaches has frequently generated great diversity among the various therapeutic approaches used in the different studies on acupuncture in headache treatment. Despite these differences, the recent Cochrane systematic reviews on acupuncture in migraine and in TTH suggest that acupuncture is an effective and valuable option for patients suffering from migraine or frequent TTH. Moreover, acupuncture seems to be a cost-effective treatment. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Acupuncture nationallicence Migraine nationallicence Tension-type headache nationallicence Primary headaches treatment nationallicence TCM : Traditional Chinese Medicine nationallicence TTH : Tension-type headache nationallicence Schiapparelli Paola Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Allais Gianni Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Rolando Sara Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Airola Gisella Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Borgogno Paola Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Terzi Maria Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Benedetto Chiara Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Neurological Sciences Springer Milan 32(2011-05-01), 15-18 1590-1874 32<15 2011 32 10072 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0548-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0548-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schiapparelli Paola Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Allais Gianni Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rolando Sara Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Airola Gisella Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Borgogno Paola Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Terzi Maria Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Benedetto Chiara Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Neurological Sciences Springer Milan 32(2011-05-01), 15-18 1590-1874 32<15 2011 32 10072 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer