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Acupuncture for mild to moderate emotional complaints in pregnancy: a prospective,
quasi-randomised, controlled study
Bosco Guerreiro da Silva J. J Acupunct Med. 2007;25:65-71
Abstract Rating Scale (NRS) from 0 to 10; and of those in the control group (P =
Background: The aim of this study they rated how much the symp- 0.013). The impact of the distress
was to describe the effects of toms disturbed five aspects of their on three out of the five aspects of
acupuncture under real life condi- lives: mood, sleep, relationships, life was significantly less in the
tions, in the treatment of emotion- social activities, sexual life and joy acupuncture group when compared
al complaints during pregnancy. of living. Traditional acupuncture with the control group (P < 0.05).
Methods: A group of 51 conven- was used. In order to facilitate Conclusions: Emotional complaints
tionally treated pregnant women protocols we used pre-pro- are very common in pregnancy and
(with counselling by their physi- grammed points. Up to four points medication is always a risk. In this
cians and nurses) was allocated by were permitted as optional points. study, acupuncture seems to be an
chance into two groups to be ei- Results: Three women from the efficacious means of reducing
ther treated or not by acupuncture. acupuncture group and four from symptoms and improving the qual-
Both groups (28 in the study group the control group dropped out of ity of life of women with emotional
and 23 in the control group) pre- the study. Over the study period, complaints during pregnancy. Large
sented emotional complaints such the NRS scores of intensity of emo- randomised studies are recom-
as anxiety, depression and irri- tional distress decreased by at least mended to confirm these results.
tability. They reported the severity half in 15/25 (60 %) of patients in PMID: 17906599 [PubMed - in
of symptoms using a Numerical the study group and in 5/19 (26 %) process]
C a s o c l í n i co : pac i e nte co n t r a s to r n o de an g u s t i a
D. Stockenhuber
Background: Since the death of her acupuncture to strengthen kidney cho-therapy for 3 years the patient
grandfather a young female patient and Qi in addition to ongoing psy- noticed significant improvement
has suffered from anxiety and pan- chotherapy. after acupuncture treatment.
ic attacks when alone. Results: According to Visual Analog
Objective: Reduction of anxiety Scale (VAS) the condition of the pa- Key words
and improvement of quality of life. tient improved by about 80%. Acupuncture, ear acupuncture,
Methods: Ten treatments of Discussion: After continuing psy- anxiety disorder, psychotherapy
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sante pueden tratarse muy bien Referencias bibliográficas
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con una acupuntura de refuerzo de
la psicoterapia. En el presente caso 1. Nissel H, Schiner E. Akupunktur – eine Dra. Daniela Stockenhuber
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