Open Access<p>Acupuncture versus Various Control Treatments in the Treatment of Migraine: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials from the Past 10 Years</p>
Author(s) -
Xixiu Ni,
Linglin Dong,
Tian Tian,
Lu Liu,
Xiao Li,
Fengmei Li,
Ling Zhao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s259390
Subject(s) - medicine , acupuncture , migraine , randomized controlled trial , cochrane library , checklist , physical therapy , medline , confidence interval , meta analysis , clinical trial , alternative medicine , pathology , psychology , political science , law , cognitive psychology
Migraine is defined as a recurrent headache of moderate to severe intensity that seriously affects the quality of life. Recent clinical trials have confirmed that acupuncture is effective in treating migraine. We aimed to review the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of migraine by comparing treatment and various control groups in accordance with the newly published guidelines for systematic reviews.