Acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis: a prospective clinical study with six months' follow-up.
The purpose of this study was to clarify the efficacy of acupuncture in the prophylaxis of migraine. 39 patients were treated by acupuncture given 5 times at weekly intervals. 92% of patients improved with acupuncture initially. Six months later 54% had relapsed to their pre-acupuncture state. The present study does not exclude the possibility that the results were due to suggestion.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D000328:Adult; D004878:Ergotamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
D004878:Ergotamine