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Research: WYLIE and colleagues,
Listed in Issue 47
Abstract
WYLIE and colleagues, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Bootham Park Hospital, York UK studied the efficacy of acupuncture and massage with relaxation upon chronic headache .
Background
Methodology
Patients with chronic headache were randomly assigned to either acupuncture or massage with relaxation instead of a change to their prescribed medication.
Results
There was a significant improvement in pain ratings in both treatment groups, but there was a greater effect seen in migraine patients treated by massage with relaxation compared with acupuncture . No psychological factors were found to predict response to either treatment. At the end of the study, 13% of patients were significantly more worried that there may be a more serious underlying cause for their headache, despite reassurance and improvement in their headache scores.
Conclusion
References
Wylie KR et al. Does psychological testing help to predict the response to acupuncture or massage/relaxation therapy in patients presenting to a general neurology clinic with headache? Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 17(2): 130-9. Jun 1997.
