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KMID : 0615720120290040025
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2012 Volume.29 No. 4 p.25 ~ p.34
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Effects of Fixed-intensity and Varied-intensity Electroacupuncture in Pain and Sensory Threshold in Patients with Chronic Tension Headache
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Kwon You-Jung
Lee Dong-Hua
Lee Ung-In
Park Kyung-Mo
Lee Sang-Hoon
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of fixed-intensity and varied-intensity electroacupuncture in pain and sensory threshold concerning parameters visual analogue scale(VAS), brief pain inventory(BPI) and quantitative sensory testing(QST), among chronic tension headache patients.
Methods: Thirty patients with chronic tension headache were randomly assigned to three groups and received different kinds of electroacupuncture at and . Group A received fixed-intensity electroacupuncture(fixed-EA), group B received varied-intensity electroacupuncture (varied-EA), and group C received only acupuncture treatment without electrical stimulation as a control group. The intervention was given three times per week, and continued in two weeks. All the experiments were conducted blindly.
Results: Fixed-EA group showed a significant decrease of VAS and BPI compared to the baseline measurement, while both varied-EA and control group did not. Of the parameters of QST, subtraction of heat pain threshold(HPT) and cold pain threshold(CPT) slightly increased in all groups, but this was not significant.
Conclusions: These results suggest that fixed-EA reduce pain and improve quality of life in patients with chronic tension headache and that acupuncture may regulate patient’s pain sensitivity through changing sensory threshold.
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KEYWORD
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chronic tension headache, electroacupuncture, fixed-intensity, varied-intensity, heart rate variability(HRV), quantitative sensory testing(QST)
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