Abstract

PERDOMO MARTINEZ, Carlos Mario et al. Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Low Back Pain. ccm [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.1, pp. 127-138. ISSN 1560-4381.

Introduction: acupuncture is an alternative therapy to relieve different affection and to improve the quality of life of patients. Objective: to evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in the treatment of patients with low back pain. Methods: a quasi-experimental study with 50 patients treated at the rehabilitation ward of the Pedro del Toro Saad polyclinic, referred from clinics and diagnosed with low back pain was conducted. Treatment consisted of three weekly acupuncture sessions for 12, which allowed monitoring the behavior of pain and mobility, as well as its efficacy in diseases of osteomioarticular system. Frequency distributions and contingency tables Statistics Program for Social Sciences 20.0 (2011) for processing the data was used. Results: female sex and the age group between 41 and 50 years old were the most affected by the disease, representing 58% and 46% respectively. Treated patients had a satisfactory evolution with a total of six to 12 sessions. With the application of the treatment of pain, behavior was assessed as good in 37 patients and 42 were able to perform extensive movements. Conclusions: the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of low back pain was evident; making the completion of therapy a significant number of patients could make extensive movements of hip and lower limbs.

Keywords : acupuncture; lower back pain; treatment.

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