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BOADA ESTRADA, Ana María et al. Efficacy of tuina massage in patients with functional dyspepsia. Office 24. January 2018 - February 2019. Multimed [online]. 2020, vol.24, n.1, pp. 50-69. ISSN 1028-4818.

Dyspepsia is a pathological entity that designates any functional alteration associated with the digestive system. In general, dyspepsia is benign and curable along with the need for comprehensive and ongoing care. This work was carried out with the objective of evaluating the efficacy of tuina massage in patients suffering from functional dyspepsia. A randomized controlled, monocentric, clinical trial type intervention study was conducted during the period from January 2018 - February 2019. The universe consisted of patients with functional dyspepsia who attended the Family Medical Office 24, Bayamo Polyclinic. West that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sample consisted of 100 patients assigned by the simple random method through the Asar Software, forming two groups of treatments. The study group received the technique of tuina massage in the consultation of Natural and Traditional Medicine, the control group received practice of the tiler in their home. For the statistical validation the test of differences of proportions for independent samples was used, taking as a rule the calculated probability lower and equal 0.05 (p ≤ 0.05). The therapeutic response of both groups 15 days after the technique was applied, the therapeutic response in both groups was similar for study group 46 (92.2%) and control group 43 (86.0%). The tuina massage technique is as effective as sobado for the treatment of functional dyspepsia.

Palabras clave : Massage; Dyspepsia.

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