Effects of auricular acupuncture on chronic pain in people with back musculoskeletal disorders: a randomized clinical trial.
Rev Esc Enferm USP
; 53: e03418, 2019 Jan 21.
Article
em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30673051
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effects of auricular acupuncture on pain intensity, its impact on daily activities, the relief provided by the intervention, and the pain threshold in people with back musculoskeletal disorders.METHODS:
Randomized clinical trial carried out with people randomly allocated into three groups treatment, placebo, and control. Evaluations were performed using the Brief Pain Inventory and a digital algometer before (initial) and after (final) the treatment and after a 15-day follow-up period.RESULTS:
The sample was 110 people. There was a decrease in pain intensity in the treatment and placebo groups as revealed by the comparison between the initial and final evaluations (p<0.05), and in the treatment group in the comparison between the initial and follow-up evaluations (p<0.05). A decreased impact of pain on daily activities in the treatment and placebo groups over time was found (p<0.05). At the final evaluation, the impact of pain was lower in the treatment group (p<0.05). Auricular acupuncture did not increase the pain threshold.CONCLUSION:
Auricular acupuncture presented positive effects by reducing the chronic pain intensity and its impact on daily activities in people with back musculoskeletal disorders. Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry RBR-5X69X2.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atividades Cotidianas
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Doenças Musculoesqueléticas
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Acupuntura Auricular
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Dor Crônica
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article