کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2628965 1136506 2007 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Randomised trial of trigger point acupuncture compared with other acupuncture for treatment of chronic neck pain
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
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Randomised trial of trigger point acupuncture compared with other acupuncture for treatment of chronic neck pain
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryIntroductionThere is some evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture in chronic neck pain (CNP) treatment, but it remains unclear which acupuncture modes are most effective. Objective was to evaluate the effects of trigger point acupuncture on pain and quality of life (QOL) in CNP patients compared to three other acupuncture treatments (acupoints, non-trigger point and sham treatment).MethodsForty out-patients (29 women, 11 men; age range: 47–80 years) from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Meiji University of Oriental Medicine, with non-radiating CNP for at least 6 months and normal neurological examination were randomised to one of four groups over 13 weeks. Each group received two phases of acupuncture treatment with an interval between them. The acupoint group (standard acupuncture; SA, n = 10) received treatment at traditional acupoints for neck pain, the trigger point (TrP, n = 10) and non-trigger point (non-TrP, n = 10) groups received treatment at tenderness points for the same muscle, while the other acupuncture group received sham treatments on the trigger point (SH, n = 10). Outcome measures were pain intensity (visual analogue scale; VAS 0–100 mm) and disease specific questionnaire (neck disability index; NDI, 60-point scale).ResultsAfter treatment, the TrP group reported less pain intensity and improved QOL compared to the SA or non-TrP group. There was significant reduction in pain intensity between the treatment and the interval for the TrP group (p < 0.01, Dunnett's multiple test), but not for the SA or non-TrP group.ConclusionThese results suggest that trigger point acupuncture therapy may be more effective on chronic neck pain in aged patients than the standard acupuncture therapy.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2007, Pages 172–179
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