Acupuntura: bases científicas e aplicações

Scognamillo-Szabó, Márcia Valéria Rizzo; Bechara, Gervásio Henrique

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“…In this context, acupuncture to a particular area has produced both local and distant effects, according to traditional terminology. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Another study demonstrated that acupuncture was effective in the treatment of patients with pain and limited ROM, when given within 14 days of breast cancer surgery with node axillary dissection. 18 In that study, however, additional acupuncture meridian points were used according to health conditions of the patients before and after surgery.…”

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“…[11][12][13][14][15][16] In a previous study including 24 patients diagnosed with gynaecological malignancies undergoing intrapelvic lymph node dissection, it was observed that acupuncture combined with moxibustion treatment was associated with prevention of lower limb lymphoedema and reduction where it had already occurred. 17 Another study demonstrated that acupuncture alone had a positive effect on pain reduction and limitation of shoulder ROM shortly after breast cancer surgery.…”

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Acupuncture in the Rehabilitation of Women after Breast Cancer Surgery – a Case Series

Alem

Gurgel

2008

Acupunct Med

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Objective To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on rehabilitation of motor function, reduction in lymphoedema and improvement in perceived heaviness and tightness in the arms of women who had undergone breast cancer surgery. Subjects and Methods Twenty nine women who had had mastectomy or segmentectomy with axillary dissection, presenting with lymphoedema and/or a decrease in movement amplitude of the upper limb ipsilateral to surgery were studied. The patients underwent 24 acupuncture sessions once a week from February to December 2004. The movement amplitude of shoulder flexion and abduction and circumferential measurements of the arm, forearm and wrist were evaluated before and after one, three and six months of treatment. Statistical analysis was performed by Friedman's test. Results Significant improvements in range of movement of shoulder flexion and abduction (P<0.001), degree of lymphoedema (P=0.016), and sense of heaviness and tightening (P<0.001) in the affected limb after six months of therapy were observed. For circumferential measurements of the arm, forearm and wrist, no significant improvement between the different periods of treatment was observed. Conclusions Acupuncture in rehabilitation after breast cancer surgery was shown to be associated with improvements in movement amplitude of the shoulder, symptoms of heaviness and tightness in the arm, and the degree of lymphoedema. However, controlled trials should be performed to ascertain whether the results were due to the natural history of the complaint or the acupuncture treatment. KeywordsBreast cancer, lymphoedema, range of movement, acupuncture. IntroductionBreast cancer has been considered the second most frequent female cancer and is the major cause of death due to cancer among Brazilian women.

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Acupuncture in the Rehabilitation of Women after Breast Cancer Surgery – a Case Series

Alem

Gurgel

2008

Acupunct Med

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“…Vários estudos têm demonstrado efeitos benéfi cos da eletroestimulação (ES) sobre processo cicatricial, indicada no tratamento tanto de condições agudas, quanto crônicas (ABOLAFIA et al, 1985;REICH & TARJAN, 1990;CASAUBÓN & LÓPEZ, 1991;SCOGNAMILLO-SZABÓ & BECHARA, 2001;SUMANO et al, 2002;FREITAS et al, 2006;BEHEREGARAY et al, 2009).…”

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Eletroestimulação na cicatrização de feridas cutâneas experimentais em coelhos

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“…As medicinas ocidental e oriental, desde suas origens, assumiram posicionamentos distantes e algumas vezes divergentes, impedindo o diálogo entre as duas ciências. A ideologia ocidental rejeita os princípios da MTC, o que dificulta o desenvolvimento de pesquisas acerca da acupuntura, bem como sua difusão no meio acadêmico [11][12] .…”

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Acupuntura: conhecimento e percepção de professores universitários

Machado

Oliveira

Fechine

2012

Rev. bras. educ. med.

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Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo identificar o conhecimento e percepção de professores universitários, médicos, sobre a acupuntura. Utilizou-se a abordagem qualitativa, realizando-se 15 entrevistas individuais com professores da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), em Fortaleza, Ceará, de junho a dezembro de 2010. O tempo médio de ensino desses professores na UFC foi de 22 anos, e a idade média de 55 anos.Observou-se que a maior parte dos entrevistados não buscava espontaneamente informações sobre acupuntura; poucos conheciam alguma contraindicação;e os que indicavam a acupuntura o faziam para alívio de dores; a quase totalidade apresentou opinião favorável ao oferecimento da acupunturaa usuários do SUS, bem como à sua inclusão na grade curricular como disciplina optativa ou como assunto coadjuvante em disciplinas afins. No entanto, poucos entrevistados admitem abordar este tema em sala de aula como terapêutica equivalente às opções alopáticas. Constatou-se que os professores demonstram interesse em práticas não convencionais e reconhecem a importância da inserção dessa temática nos currículos dos cursos de Medicina.

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Acupuntura: bases científicas e aplicações

Cited by 39 publications

References 12 publications

Acupuncture in the Rehabilitation of Women after Breast Cancer Surgery – a Case Series

Acupuncture in the Rehabilitation of Women after Breast Cancer Surgery – a Case Series

Eletroestimulação na cicatrização de feridas cutâneas experimentais em coelhos

Acupuntura: conhecimento e percepção de professores universitários

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