Akush Ginekol (Sofiia). 1996 ; 35(4): 6-7.

[An alternative method for treating headache after spinal anesthesia in cesarean section]

Tsenov D.

From pregnant women, delivered with section caesarean and spinal anaesthesia 22%-36% have complained of headache. Its treatment is difficult. A group of 35 pregnant women aged between 22-34 years have received headache after spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. They were subjected to acupuncture in the points S8, Li4, G11,14, B10, GV14,20 by the scheme. The number of procedures varied between 1 and 3. The author reports the following results: headache passed in 30 women after 1 procedure, in 4--after 2 and in 1--after 3 procedures. The author concluded that the method is effective.