Acupuncture – A Relief to Cancer Patients
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Niccolo Machiavelli
By Niccolo Machiavelli
Published on September 29th, 2008
One of the new techniques like needle aspiration and lavage has helped
numerous patients get relief from both their short and long term
illness including calcific tendinitis of the shoulder and nausea in
cancer patients.
ECCO: Acupuncture — Relieve Nausea in Cancer Patients
One of the new techniques like needle aspiration and lavage has helped numerous patients get relief from both their short and long term illness including calcific tendinitis of the shoulder and nausea in cancer patients.
Patients who are planning to undergo this treatments make sure they completely understand this minimally invasive therapeutic option. Various studies show that cancer patients who undergo ECCO acupuncture show good relief within one year. Results also revealed that about 91% patients with treated shoulders had dramatic improvement or complete recovery of calcific tendinitis. Though, out of this percentage nearly half of the patients experienced transitory recurrence of pain within two weeks.
According to Dr. Del Cura, one of the main researchers in the study said that the patients with recurrence of pain had milder symptoms which lasted several weeks before finally disappearing. The primary cause behind this may have been the result of repetitive changes inside the tendon. The application of ultrasound guidance to place needle around the area of calcification is believed to be the key factor behind their success.
Around 70 patients with acute shoulder pain participated in the study, filled in the questionnaire on the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index. These patients also underwent radiography and sonography. Hence, based on the information collected the investigators measured the total baseline range of motion. Patients with post-procedure pain were administered NSAID and asked to return for radiography and sonography.
Out of these 65 patients in the age group of 31 to 72 years were only available for analysis. About 83.6% of patients with treated shoulders had dense adiographically evident. Most of the calcification became clear during the sonography. During the procedure, about three patients reported faint and lost consciousness and two of the patients even suffered seizure. Hence, investigators had to add 0.25 mg of alprazolam before the procedure.
Patients who underwent these treatment showed significant improvement with respect to their pain scores, which fell from 56.5 points to 17.4 in one year.
Patients who are planning to undergo this treatments make sure they completely understand this minimally invasive therapeutic option. Various studies show that cancer patients who undergo ECCO acupuncture show good relief within one year. Results also revealed that about 91% patients with treated shoulders had dramatic improvement or complete recovery of calcific tendinitis. Though, out of this percentage nearly half of the patients experienced transitory recurrence of pain within two weeks.
According to Dr. Del Cura, one of the main researchers in the study said that the patients with recurrence of pain had milder symptoms which lasted several weeks before finally disappearing. The primary cause behind this may have been the result of repetitive changes inside the tendon. The application of ultrasound guidance to place needle around the area of calcification is believed to be the key factor behind their success.
Around 70 patients with acute shoulder pain participated in the study, filled in the questionnaire on the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index. These patients also underwent radiography and sonography. Hence, based on the information collected the investigators measured the total baseline range of motion. Patients with post-procedure pain were administered NSAID and asked to return for radiography and sonography.
Out of these 65 patients in the age group of 31 to 72 years were only available for analysis. About 83.6% of patients with treated shoulders had dense adiographically evident. Most of the calcification became clear during the sonography. During the procedure, about three patients reported faint and lost consciousness and two of the patients even suffered seizure. Hence, investigators had to add 0.25 mg of alprazolam before the procedure.
Patients who underwent these treatment showed significant improvement with respect to their pain scores, which fell from 56.5 points to 17.4 in one year.