Useful Method To Confirm Tender Points Of Primary Headache: Corresponding Points Of Koryo Hand Acupuncture Therapy

Purpose: Effective and objective method for decide the location of primary headache is needed. In this study we used corresponding points on the middle finger of hand of Korean Hand Therapy (KHT). Subjects and Methods: The 600 outpatients with primary headache were included. History, physical exam and routine laboratory tests were performed. On physical examination, we palpated head and middle finger together and compared with each other. We decided the right or left side and sites of one side. The palpated points were bilateral forehead, periorbital, preauricular, temporal, parietal, and occipital, 2-3 centimeter apart from midline of head and neck from forehead to occipital. On the middle finger we pressed KHT points such as Urinary Bladder micromeridian(I) I-1, I-2, I-3 and Gallbladder micromeridian(M) M-1, M-2, M-3, M-4, M-5, and M-6 using tip probe and or roller stimulator. Results: Among 400 migraineurs, 48 had pain sensitive points on the both sides of head and middle fingers, 196 had on the right side and 156 had on the left side. The painful sites were diffuse rather than localized. Among 200 patients with tension type headache, 67 had sensitive points on the right side along midline of head and middle finger, 105 had sensitive points on the left side along midline and 28 had sensitive points on both side along midline. Conclusion: For diagnosis and treatment of primary headache objectively and effectively, we can save the time to decide and to confirm location during physical examination if we apply corresponding points of KHT.