Impact of Acupuncture Intervention on the Pain Intensity of Patients Treated at a Tertiary Hospital in Brazil
Author(s) -
Natália F. Valente,
Eliezer de Sousa Cardoso,
Juliana A. da Silva Rezende,
Jeferson Antônio Santos
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acupuncture and meridian studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2093-8152
pISSN - 2005-2901
DOI - 10.1016/j.jams.2020.10.002
Subject(s) - visual analogue scale , acupuncture , medicine , physical therapy , analgesic , referral , etiology , alternative medicine , anesthesia , family medicine , pathology
Nowadays, in western societies, acupuncture is widely used over the control of pain and this analgesic approach is still the most studied aspect of acupuncture. Several studies have shown that most patients go through a significant pain decrease soon after the first sessions of acupuncture.
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