title: Forty-two cases of greater occipital neuralgia treated by acupuncture plus acupoint-injection.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus acupoint-injection on greater occipital neuralgia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 84 cases of greater occipital neuralgia were randomly divided into two groups, with 42 cases in the treatment group treated by acupuncture plus acupoint-injection, and 42 cases in the control group treated with oral administration of carbamazepine.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 92.8% in the treatment group and 71.4% in the control group. The difference in the total effective rate was significant (P < 0.05) between the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture plus acupoint-injection is effective for greater occipital neuralgia, better than the routine western medication.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.
authors.forename: Changqing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Guangbo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy*; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000294:innervation*; D055815:Young Adult