[Penetrating needling on head points for vertigo caused by vertebral-basilar arterial blood-supply insufficiency].

Objective: To observe the differences in therapeutic effect between penetrating needling on head points and acupuncture of syndrome division in the treatment of vertigo caused by vertebral-basilar arterial blood-supply insufficiency.

Methods: Sixty cases of vertigo caused by vertebral-basilar arterial blood-supply insufficiency were divided into 2 groups: a penetrating needling on head points group (group A) and an acupuncture of syndrome division group (group B), 30 cases in each one. In group A, penetrating needling technique was applied from Baihui (GV 20) towards Qianding (GV 21), Shuaigu (GB 8) towards Qubin (GB 7) and Yuzhen (BL 9) towards Tianzhu (BL 10).