Experience in the treatment of cluster headache with blade needle fire needling acupuncture technique
Cluster headache is a severe headache characterized by unilateral periorbital tear pain,often accompanied by autonomic nervous system symptoms such as congestion of the ipsilateral conjunctiva and tearing.Although Western medicine treatment can alleviate headaches,it is difficult to cure clinically.Chief physician Liu Hong believes that the pathogenesis of this disease in the acute stage is mainly wind fire,phlegm and blood stasis blocking the meridians,and pain is mainly due to blockage.the remission stage is mainly characterized by deficiency of vital energy in the organs,insufficient qi and blood,and obstruction of the meridians.During the acute stage,use fire needling acupuncture technique to pierce the Ashi acupoint,warm the meridians,disperse cold,eliminate pain or numbness,dispel wind,unblock collaterals,and relieve pain,quickly relieving headache attacks.During the remission stage,the acupoints of gallbladder meridian of foot shaoyang are mainly selected,and the acupoints of liver meridian of foot jueyin are matched,taking into account the upper and lower acupoints;Regulating the qi and blood of viscera,dredging meridians and acupoints,dredging collaterals and relieving pain can effectively reduce the frequency of cluster headache attacks.To achieve the goal of urgently reduce and slowly addressing the root causes of disease.It provides a simple,easy and inexpensive acupuncture and moxibustion method for the treatment of migraine.