Traditional acupuncture (TA) prevented chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) with pain-relieving effects lasting eight months or longer, according to a new study published in Neurology.
The randomized controlled trial (2022 Jun 22. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000200670) examined outcomes in 218 participants, recruited between June 2017 and September 2020, who received TA or superficial acupuncture (SA). While TA participants in the single-site, non-blinded study received treatment to achieve