Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018
Acupuncture of the Wrist-Ankle Microsystem for shoulder pain control
Max Rogerio Freitas Ramos, Yonder Archanjo Ching San Junior
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Background: shoulder pain is quite prevalent. The pain control is crucial to restore the individualquality of life. Acupuncture is an effective and inexpensive technique for pain control. Goal: The objective of this study wasevaluate and report clinical cases treated with acupuncture–ankle cuff technique (TPT) for analgesia in chronicomalgias. Methodology: seven patients treated at the orthopedic clinic underwent dry needling (acupuncture) points of the wrist–ankle microsystem TPT. The evaluation of pain before and after intervention was performed by an independent orthopedic (blind) by a visual analog scale (VAS). The function was assessed using the Constant scores and UCLA. Statistical data were analyzed using thetest Student t pairedand Two–sided Kolmogorov–Smirnoff. Results: All patients reported significant improvement in pain. Conclusion: The TPT technique is effective for pain control in the shoulder.
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DOI : https://www.doi.org/10.36106/paripex
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Acupuncture of the Wrist-Ankle Microsystem for shoulder pain control , Max Rogerio Freitas Ramos, Yonder Archanjo Ching San Junior , PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2018
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Acupuncture of the Wrist-Ankle Microsystem for shoulder pain control , Max Rogerio Freitas Ramos, Yonder Archanjo Ching San Junior , PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2018