9 research outputs found
Acupressure in the control of migraine-associated nausea
Migraine is a disabling neurological disorder, aggravated by accompanying symptomatology, such as nausea. One of the most interesting approaches to nausea adopted by traditional Chinese medicine is the stimulation of the acupoint PC6 Neiguan. Actually there are no studies in medical literature as to the efficacy of treating PC6 acupoint for gastrointestinal symptoms in migraine attacks. Our study aimed at verifying if pressure applied to the acupoint PC6 was effective on nausea during migraine. Forty female patients suffering from migraine without aura were enrolled, if nausea was always present as accompanying symptomatology of their migraine. The patients were treated randomly for a total of six migraine attacks: three with the application of a device, the Sea-BandÂź wristband, which applies continual pressure to the PC6 acupoint (phase SB), and three without it (phase C). The intensities of nausea at the onset, at 30, 60, 120 and 240Â min were evaluated on a scale from 0 to 10. The values were always significantly lower in phase SB than in phase C. Also the number of patients who reported at least a 50Â % reduction in the nausea score was significantly higher in phase SB than in phase C at 30, 60 and 120Â min. Moreover, the consistency of the treatment (response in at least two out of three treated attacks) was reached in 28Â % patients at 60Â min; in 40Â % at 120Â min and 59Â % at 240Â min. Our results encourage the application of PC6 acupressure for the treatment of migraine-associated nausea
Almotriptan 12.5âmg in menstrually related migraine: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Background: Menstrually related migraine (MRM) affects more than
half of female migraineurs. Because such migraines are often predictable, they
provide a suitable target for treatment in the mild pain phase. The present
study was designed to provide prospective data on the efficacy of almotriptan
for treatment of MRM