title: [Chronic headache treated with acupuncture, Chinese massage and herbal medicine in Switzerland].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of Chinese medicine on chronic disease in foreign country.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-two cases of chronic headache were treated with acupuncture, Chinese massage and herbal medicine in Switzerland. The efficacy assessment was performed for the symptom score and the physical and mental improvements by the patients themselves before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate of symptom scores was 85.7% (36/42) and the total effective rate of the self-assessment was 88.1% (37/42).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chinese medicine achieves a significant and sustainable efficacy on chronic headache, which is similar to the effect of western medication. The Swiss patients with chronic headache much prefer to Chinese medical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Massage Department, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu 610072, Sichuan Province, China. dengzdc@126.com
authors.forename: Guo-Zhong
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D013557:Switzerland; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal