RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA: BENEFÍCIOS DA ACUPUNTURA NO CONTROLE DA DOR NA PESSOA IDOSA
RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA: BENEFÍCIOS DA ACUPUNTURA NO CONTROLE DA DOR NA PESSOA IDOSA
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.8942419027
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Palavras-chave: Acupuntura, Dor Crônica, Idosos< Medicina Tradicional Chinesa
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Keywords: Acupuncture, Pain Chronic, Erderly, Medicine Traditional Chinese
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Abstract: This study reports the experience of applying acupuncture to treat chronic pain in na erderly Woman. Chronic pain, commom in the elderly, negatively impacts quality of life. Acupuncture, a Tradicional Chinese Medicine technique, was used to relieve pain and improve patient function. The objective was to describe the treatment protocol, materials used and the results obtained after five sessions. The patient, diagnosed according to western Medicine with lumbar spondyloarthrosis, showed improvement in the pain scale and in carrying outt daily activities. The chosen acupuncture points aimed to treat kidney Yin and Qi deficiency, in addition to Qi stagnation. The approach provided significant pain relief and a positive impacto n the patients quality of life.
- Fabíola Marchon de Oliveira
- Geilsa Soraia Cavalcanti Valente