Clinical study of filiform needle penetration needling for the preventive treatment of common migraine

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the preventive therapeutic effect of filiform needle penetration needling on common migraine. METHODS: In a randomized controlled trial, 70 migraine patients were randomly divided into an acupuncture group (35 cases) and a control group (35 cases). The acupuncture group was treated with filiform needle penetration needling from Xuanlu to Piantou, from Piantou to Taiyang, from Shuaigu to Jiaosun, from Waiguan to Neiguan, and so on; the control group was treated with oral flunarizine hydrochloride. Both groups were treated for 3 months; the occurrence of migraine attacks within 6 months after the end of treatment was observed at follow-up, and the preventive effect in the acupuncture group was evaluated according to the effective rate. RESULTS: The effective rate was 94.29% in the acupuncture group, superior to 57.14% in the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Filiform needle penetration needling is an effective method for the preventive treatment of common migraine.