Clinical study on time-effect relation of acupuncture for pain due to dysmenorrhea

Objective To observe the time-effect relationship of needling a single point or multiple points for pain relief in patients with severe primary dysmenorrhea. Methods A total of 20 cases with severe primary dysmenorrhea were randomly allocated into a group of single point. In each treatment, the need...

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Published in:Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2011-10, Vol.9 (5), p.291-294
Main Authors: Shaozong, Chen, Wenjing, Hou, Qian, Cong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pain
Special Topic Study
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Summary:Objective To observe the time-effect relationship of needling a single point or multiple points for pain relief in patients with severe primary dysmenorrhea. Methods A total of 20 cases with severe primary dysmenorrhea were randomly allocated into a group of single point. In each treatment, the needles retained for 30 min and 15 person times were observed in each group. The VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) values were recorded immediately before needling, 5 min, 20 min and 30 min upon insertion, and 30 min, 60 min and 120 min upon withdrawal for statistical analysis. Results Immediate pain relief occurred following acupuncture and the pain-alleviating effect was incremented within the 30 min of needle retaining. At 20 min upon needle insertion, the pain relief from needling multiple points appeared substanti lly stronger than needling a single point ( P
ISSN:1672-3597
1993-0399
DOI:10.1007/s11726-011-0534-0