[Acupoint selection for acute migraine treated with acupuncture].

The progress of acupoint research on acupuncture treatment for acute migraine was reviewed in terms of acupoint selection of traditional medicine, acupoint selection of modern medicine and comprehensive method. Seven factors of the acupoint selection were analyzed, such as meridian tropism, acupoint property and disorders. The key issues on the optimal acupoint selection scheme were explored. It was believed that the relevant specificity was displayed in the acupoint selection for acute migraine treated with acupuncture. The specificity of it was reflected not only on the meridians and acupoints in TCM, but also on the relevant specificity of acupoints in modern medicine theory. The shortages and the gaps in the current research situation of acupoint selection were analyzed. The optimized approaches to acupoint selection are proposed in the aspects of TCM, modern medicine and the integrated medicine so that a higher stage of the research on acupoint selection is anticipated.