Clinical study of Tuina on tension-type headache with syndrome differentiation

The 6-point behavioral rating scale and Stead's grading method of diagnostic scale were applied to evaluate objectively the therapeutic effects of Tuina on 150 patients with tension-type headache in the experimental and controlled groups in this study. The results indicated that abdominal Tuina method of invigorating blood circulation and regulating qi had better effect than the routine Tuina method in treating tension-type headache. Meantime, it is considered that eliminating the immoderate defensive response caused by the process of headache-muscular contraction-headache is the academic basis of the marked effect.