Abstract
Muscle contraction headache is often treated in Oriental medicine. There are, however, many problems in its diagnosis and therapy. In the present study, the pulse waves of the digital apical and the shallow temporal arteries of correspond to the way were observed and compared with those in healthy controls.
As a result, the height of the pulse was found to be markedly lower in patients than in controls. When these patients were treated by acupuncture, headache was improved, with the pulse height returning to the level for healthy persons.
Thus, observation of pulse waves of the digital apical and shallow temporal arteries of correspond to the way provides a useful criterion for the diagnosis of headache of this type. It can also serve as an index for judging the efficacy of treatment by acupuncture and moxibustion.
