Hansen P E, Hansen J H
Cephalalgia. 1985 Sep;5(3):137-42. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1985.0503137.x.
In a controlled trial the effect of traditional Chinese acupuncture v. placebo acupuncture was evaluated in 18 patients with chronic tension headache (mean disease duration 15 years). All patients suffered from daily or frequently recurring headache, the intensity of which was recorded by the patient over a period of 15 weeks. Each patient was treated by traditional Chinese acupuncture as well as by placebo acupuncture in a cross-over design following randomization. Each period of treatment comprised six treatments. Traditional Chinese acupuncture was found to be significantly more pain-relieving than placebo acupuncture, according to the pain registration of the patients themselves. The pain reduction was 31%. Acupuncture is therefore found to be a reasonable treatment for chronic tension headache.
在一项对照试验中，对18名慢性紧张性头痛患者（平均病程15年）评估了传统中医针灸与安慰剂针灸的效果。所有患者均患有每日发作或频繁复发的头痛，患者在15周内记录了头痛的强度。随机分组后，每位患者均采用交叉设计接受传统中医针灸和安慰剂针灸治疗。每个治疗阶段包括6次治疗。根据患者自身的疼痛记录，发现传统中医针灸比安慰剂针灸的止痛效果显著更好。疼痛减轻了31%。因此，针灸被认为是治疗慢性紧张性头痛的一种合理疗法。
