title: [Professor GAO Yuchun's experience of acupuncture for headache].
abstract: As one of the important founders of GAO's acupuncture academic school in YanZhao area, Professor GAO Yuchun 's experience of acupuncture for headache is summarized in this paper. In the opinion of Professor GAO, the treatment of headache should focus on eliminating evil and relieving pain, and the syndrome differentiation should be based on meridian differentiation, especially on three yang meridians of foot as well as liver meridian and kidney meridian. In the acupoint prescription, attention should be placed on strengthening the spleen and stomach. The midnight-midday ebb flow acupuncture is advocated. The combination between acupuncture order and movement of qi is emphasized. In the manipulation, the role of pressing hand, the stimulation during reinforcing and reducing methods, and needle-retention time are important. The breathing reinforcing and reducing method of acupuncture are also advocated.
authors.forename: Linhua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Weihua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Yanjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cejun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xuc
authors.forename: Yuchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Suobin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016740:Meridians; D008875:Middle Aged