Abstract

PERAZA MORELLES, Reina; HERNANDEZ BARRIOS, Dysmart; GIL GARCIA, Vivian  and  GARRIDO PEREZ, Ricardo. Efficacy of the neural therapy in the treatment of patients with humeral epicondylitis. AMC [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.2, pp. 271-283. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: epicondylitis is associate to professions that leads to maintained physical activity, above all in which it refers to movements or efforts of repetition; it constitutes a habitual cause of work-related leave. This disease is showed with greater frequency in the Rehabilitation Integral Services consultation. Objective: to demonstrate the efficacy of neural therapy in the treatment of patients with humeral epicondylitis diagnosis in the bioenergetics medicine service at the Teaching Hospital Manuel Ascunce Domenech from January to December 2008. Method: an experimental study, type open phase II clinical trial was performed in 47 patients diagnosed with humeral epicondylitis, treated at the Bioenergetics Medicine Clinic, who a treatment with neural therapy were applied. Data were obtained by means of the clinical form carried out for this purpose; they were processed through the SPSS 11.5 computer program for Windows, descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were used. Results: with the application of the analogical visual scale of pain and the one of Barthel (evaluation of the functional capacity) high values of improvement between the fifth and the tenth session of treatment were obtained. The peculiarity of a functional recovery later in appearing regarding the relief of pain existed; an excellent functional improvement was achieved. It was a low percent of adverse reactions. Conclusions: neural therapy constitutes an effective therapeutics to eradicate pain and functional impotence secondary to an epicondylitis.

Keywords : TENNIS ELBOW [therapy]; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ENERGY METABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL, PHASE II.

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