Auriculotherapy and reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain: integrative review

• Main Authors: Bruna Xavier Morais (Author), Juliana Dal Ongaro (Author), Franciele Ormizinda Almeida (Author), Emanuelli Mancio Ferreira da Luz (Author), Patrícia Bitencourt Toscani Greco (Author), Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe the scientific evidence on the use of auriculotherapy to reduce chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults and the elderly. Methods: integrative literature review conducted in the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences, SciVerse Scopus and MEDLINE databases (via National Library of Medicine), in March 2019, with no time frame. Results: 14 original scientific articles were analyzed, 64.3% of which were classified with level of evidence 2. All productions show the benefit of auriculotherapy in reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain, especially in the lumbar spine (42.9%). The treatment was developed in one or more sessions, using semi-permanent needles (42.9%) and electro-auriculotherapy (21.4%). Conclusions: auriculotherapy was effective in reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain, showing itself as an alternative to be used for the promotion and recovery of individuals' health.

Item Description

1984-0446
10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0394