Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture for Chronic Rheumatism.
In my past clinical practice, I treated one person for two days without knowing that he had rheumatism, but what I found out in those two days was that I could only provide a slight reduction in pain, and that I had overlooked rheumatism...
This is the evidence for the treatment of rheumatism, as I remembered that this had happened a year ago.
Acupuncture and electro-acupuncture for chronic rheumatoid arthritis
This study examines the possibility that treatment with acupuncture can contribute to the reduction of pain in chronic rheumatoid arthritis because it stimulates the secretion of morphine-like substances and endorphins in the body.
Conclusion.
Acupuncture was "not beneficial" in reducing vascular readings, pain, patient ratings, joint swelling, general pain, and analgesics, whereas electroacupuncture had beneficial results that could reduce pain even four months down the road.
In addition, it was supplemented by the fact that acupuncture, whether done by a skilled or a newcomer, the type of acupuncture needles, and the point at which the needles are applied, can make a significant difference in the results.
Casimiro L, Barnsley L, Brosseau L, Milne S, Welch V, Tugwell P, Wells GA. Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003788. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003788.pub2.
The studies were
The paper was a review of experiments conducted on 84 people in two studies.
The acupuncture study compared erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, visual analog scale, and joint swelling, while the electroacupuncture study compared it to placebo.
The reviewer who reviewed the study concluded that acupuncture may not be effective in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
From my personal point of view, I've been looking at acupuncture papers since before I started this blog, and there is no clear scientific evidence to support this.
It was suggested that acupuncture could have an immediate effect on muscle pain.
The only two papers that suggested a possible effect were the immediate effect on muscle pain and the immediate effect on chronic pain in the shoulder area.
Based on the above, I decided that acupuncture is not suitable for pain that needs to be resolved as soon as possible, because it is a part of traditional medicine and the effectiveness of acupuncture is highly dependent on the skill and knowledge of the practitioner.
There are some advertisements that make you feel as if they are absolutely effective with claims such as "good skills," "lots of experience," or "thousands of clinical experience. However, it is advisable to take the treatment with the feeling of "it's only good if it works. However, I recommend that you take the treatment with the feeling of "I hope it works.
