Clinical Research Progress on Acupuncture and Moxibustion in the Treatment of Tension-Type Headache in the Past Ten Years

目的：综述近10年来针灸治疗紧张型头痛的临床研究进展，总结针灸疗法在缓解紧张型头痛发作、间歇期的干预、改善紧张型头痛并发症如颅周肌肉疼痛、睡眠障碍、焦虑抑郁等方面的治疗特点，旨在为临床针灸治疗紧张型头痛及其常见并发症提供更客观的理论依据。方法：检索中国知网(CNKI)、万方(WF)、维普(VIP)三大数据库中近10年来有关针灸治疗紧张型头痛及其常见并发症的临床研究文献，并进行整理归纳。结果：针灸疗法对紧张型头痛及其常见并发症有良好疗效。结论：针灸治疗紧张型头痛取得了进一步发展，但仍有一些不足之处，应继续加强研究。Objective: To review the clinical research progress of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of tension-type headache and its common complications in the past 10 years, and to summarize the treatment characteristics of acupuncture and moxibustion in quickly relieving the acute attack of tension-type headache, intervening in the intermittent period, and relieving the accompanying symptoms of patients with tension-type headache, such as pericranial muscle pain, sleep disorders, anxiety, etc, and to provide a more objective theoretical basis for clinical treatment of tension-type headache and its common complications. Methods: The clinical research literature on acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of tension-type headaches in the past 10 years, published in the three major databases of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang (WF), and VIP, was retrieved and summarized. Results: Acupuncture and moxibustion have a good effect on tension-type headaches and their accompanying symptoms, such as anxiety, pericranial muscle pain, etc. Conclusion: Acupuncture treatment of tension headaches has made further development, but there are still some weaknesses that should be further investigated.