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Acupuncture and Bronchial Asthma
Author(s) -
Christensen P. A.,
Laursen L. C.,
Taudorf E.,
Sørensen S. C.,
Weeke B.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1984.tb01956.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , placebo , evening , morning , acupuncture , pulmonary function testing , anesthesia , bronchodilator , physical therapy , alternative medicine , physics , pathology , astronomy
Seventeen patients with stable bronchial asthma were randomly assigned to receive either correct acupuncture or placebo acupuncture. The study lasted 11 weeks and consisted of a pre‐therapy, therapy, and post‐therapy period. The patients received 10 treatments during a 5‐week period. The effect of therapy on pulmonary function was assessed daily by the patients at home. Morning and evening peak expiratory flow rate, number of puffs beta 2 ‐agonist aerosol needed, as well as subjective symptoms of asthma were recorded in a diary. The correctly treated group improved significantly throughout the study. Also, compared with the placebo group, a significant improvement was found in all assessed parameters 2 weeks after beginning therapy. Hereafter, no differences could be shown.