THE USE OF REFLEXOTHERAPY ACCORDING TO THE METHOD OF «BALANCING HEXAGRAMS» IN COMPLEX REHABILITATION OF CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE

Abstract

The article raises the following topical issues – the topic of comprehensive treatment of chronic tension headache. In terms of prevalence, this is the most frequent headache among all cephalalgias. This pain is such that a person can endure it for a week, but it is prone to a prolonged course. Reflexotherapy is indicated in the case when the previous treatment is not effective enough. Reflexotherapy for cephalgias is indicated both due to its powerful pain-relieving mechanisms and due to the fact that it is able to improve the psycho-emotional state, and is able to remove excessive pathological impulses, mainly vagal, which occurs against the background of the pathology of the affected organ and causes the prolongation of cephalgias. The article also presents the main theoretical principles of the «balancing hexagrams» method and its practical implementation. A clinical case is presented: chronic tension headache in a patient with secondary insomnia, arterial hypertension, chronic gastritis. The methods of acupuncture diagnostics are presented, the description of acupuncture correction is given, the features of the «favorable» hexagram are considered. Purpose. To consider the features of the use of reflexology using the method of «balancing hexagrams» in the complex rehabilitation of chronic tension headaches. Scientific novelty. For the first time in our country, the method of compiling acupuncture prescriptions and acupuncture using the method of «balancing hexagrams» was used in the complex rehabilitation of chronic tension headaches. Methods. We consider one clinical case of the use of reflexotherapy using the method of «balancing hexagrams» in the complex rehabilitation of chronic tension headache. Methods of clinical objective neurological examination, syndromic diagnosis method of traditional Chinese medicine, pulse diagnosis method, and tongue diagnosis method were used. Results. As a result of treatment using the «balancing hexagrams» method, the patient's condition improved: the intensity of the headache decreased, muscle spasms and blood flow to the face began to bother him less, blood pressure stabilized, sleep disorders, and bitterness in the mouth became less pronounced. Conclusions. 1. In the practice of a neuropathologist and a reflexologist, there are patients with chronic tension headaches. 2. The use of the acupuncture method «balancing hexagrams» can be effective in the complex of treatment measures for chronic tension headache.