Action of ear acupuncture in people with chronic pain in the spinal column: a randomized clinical trial

ABSTRACT Objectives: to assess the action of ear acupuncture on disability and tissue temperature in people with chronic pain in the spinal column. Method: a clinical trial with a sample of 110 people, randomized into three groups: Treatment, Placebo and Control. The assessment instruments were the...

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2018-01, Vol.26
Main Authors: Moura, Caroline de Castro, Iunes, Denise Hollanda, Ruginsk, Silvia Graciela, Souza, Valéria Helena Salgado, Assis, Bianca Bacelar de, Chaves, Erika de Cássia Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuntura Auricular
Dor Crônica
Dor nas Costas
Enfermagem
NURSING
Reabilitação
Terapias Complementares
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objectives: to assess the action of ear acupuncture on disability and tissue temperature in people with chronic pain in the spinal column. Method: a clinical trial with a sample of 110 people, randomized into three groups: Treatment, Placebo and Control. The assessment instruments were the Rolland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and a thermographic camera, administered before the first treatment session, one week after and 15 days after (follow-up) the fifth session of ear acupuncture. In the analysis of the data, the Kruskal Wallis, Student-Newman Keuls and Wilcoxon tests were applied. Results: there was a significant reduction in disability in the Treatment and Placebo groups between the initial and final assessments (p
ISSN:1518-8345
1518-8345
DOI:10.1590/1518-8345.2678.3050