Elettroagopuntura

Inserisco alcune info sull'elettroagopuntura, ne sta parlando un ragazzo nel forum maschile, il Dott. Gigi Ricci di ancona, anestesista/agopuntore, sta utilizzando l'elettroagopuntura ad onde quadre, che rilascia endorfine e rilassa la muscolatura pelvica.

ANCONA (60100) Az. Ospedaliera Umberto I, UO di Analgesia e Centro di diagnosi e terapia delle cefalee e del dolore facciale, L.go Cappelli 1 - tel. 071-5963152/3151/3164; Fax 071-5963152. d.analgesia@ao-umbertoprimo.marche.it

PADOVA: A.I.R.A.S.
via cesrae battisti, 267 Padova
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COMO
T. Romano, M. Galletti, C. Taiana, R. Pozzi
Ospedale Valduce – Ambulatorio di Terapia Antalgica, Como
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MILANO
Sede A.M.I.D.E.A.V
Via Vanvitelli, 6
20129 Milano
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P.S. a parte il primo che è il centro del dott. Ricci autore dell'articolo, degli altri non ho riscontro, semplicemente gli articoli segnalati.
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Acupuncture reflexotherapy in the treatment of sensory urgency that persists after transurethral resection of the prostate: a preliminary report.
Ricci L, Minardi D, Romoli M, Galosi AB, Muzzonigro G.

Anaesthesiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I, Ancona, Italy.
AIMS: In this study, we wanted to evaluate whether acupuncture reflexotherapy is able to treat the sensory irritative components of LUTS (lower urinary tract symptoms) that persist after transurethral resection of the prostate. METHODS: We have evaluated 42 patients, randomly selected into three groups: 14 patients received placebo, 15 patients received oxybutynin, and 13 patient were treated with electrostimulation by acupuncture reflexotherapy. RESULTS: Before treatment, the mean maximum flow rate (Qmax) was 21.0 +/- 3.2 mL/sec, the mean International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS) score was 12.9 +/- 4.2, the mean I-PSS Quality of Life (IPSS QoL) score was 3.6 +/- 1.2. At the first check-up performed after 3 months, we could observe that the I-PSS and QoL scores were 12.6 +/- 4.3 and 3.8 +/- 1.3 in the group who received placebo; the scores decreased to 11.1 +/- 3.2 and to 3.1 +/- 1.0, respectively, in the 15 patients treated with oxybutynin and decreased to 6.1 +/- 2.6 and 1.3 +/- 1.1, respectively, in the 13 patients who underwent acupuncture reflexotherapy. At 1-year follow-up, these parameters were practically similar. The voiding diaries allowed us to deduce that the average number of daytime voidings decreased by 8% in patients who received oxybutynin and decreased by 20% in 13 patients who underwent reflexotherapy; the average number of nocturnal micturitions decreased by approximately 20% and 60%, respectively, in patients who received oxybutynin and reflexotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: This study has pointed out that acupuncture reflexotherapy has a real benefit in patients with sensory urgency that persists after transurethral resection of the prostate. Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.


ANCONA (60100) Az. Ospedaliera Umberto I, UO di Analgesia e Centro di diagnosi e terapia delle cefalee e del dolore facciale, L.go Cappelli 1 - tel. 071-5963152/3151/3164; Fax 071-5963152. d.analgesia@ao-umbertoprimo.marche.it

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The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Variables of Stimulation and Placebo in Acupuncture Reflexotherapy
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To cite this paper:
Francesco Ceccherelli, Giuseppe Gagliardi, Massimo Rossato, Giampiero Giron. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. June 1, 2000, 6(3): 275-279. doi:10.1089/acm.2000.6.275.
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Francesco Ceccherelli, M.D.
Observatory on Complementary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology, University of Padova, Italy.
Giuseppe Gagliardi, M.D.
Observatory on Complementary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology, University of Padova, Italy.
A.I.R.A.S. (Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca e I'Aggiornamento Scientifico), Padova, Italy.
Massimo Rossato, M.D.
Observatory on Complementary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology, University of Padova, Italy.
Giampiero Giron, M.D.
Observatory on Complementary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology, University of Padova, Italy.
A.I.R.A.S. (Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca e I'Aggiornamento Scientifico), Padova, Italy.
Placebo can be defined as "the idea of recovery." It represents the natural impulse toward recovery that is catalyzed by treatment or even simply by the idea of treatment. Therefore, placebo is not an "active" treatment; it is used in scientific research to discriminate between the actual effect of a drug or therapeutic technique and the result of chance or the will to recover. Even though it is only an idea, placebo can cause improvement and recovery in approximately 30% of the subjects treated with any therapeutic program and for very different pathologies. Acute pathologies are more sensitive to placebo than chronic ones; functional disorders respond better than organic alterations, and so on. The main controversial issues in the methodology of acupuncture research are: placebo, double-blinding, and the intensity of stimulation of needles. The most used placebo method is sham acupuncture, which is the insertion of the needles outside acupuncture points. It is argued that this methodologically incorrect choice leads to studying the importance of the acupuncture point, rather than that of acupuncture as a transdermic stimulation technique.

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Elettro agopuntura nelle cervicalgie
T. Romano, M. Galletti, C. Taiana, R. Pozzi
Ospedale Valduce – Ambulatorio di Terapia Antalgica, Como
INTRODUZIONE
Lo studio dimostra l’efficacia dell’agopuntura nel trattamento delle cefalee muscolotensive e delle cervicalgie, non correlate a patologie secondarie concomitanti ( neoplasie, meningiti, osteopatie su basi infettive ) ma limitate ad una patologia degenerativa e alla cervicomialgia primitiva o post traumatica funzionale.
Questo trattamento si dimostra efficace nel diminuire la sintomatomatologia algica e nel migliorare il movimento del rachide cervicale; è privo di effetti collaterali importanti, ha effetto ansiolitico e può sostituire la terapia farmacologica nei portatori di patologia gastrica, diatesi allergica ed insufficienza renale o epatica.
Permette altresì di diminuire i costi dei trattamenti farmacologici tradizionali e o delle terapie fisiche, ma soprattutto di diminuire il numero di giornate di lavoro perse.
I meccanismi alla base dell’efficacia dell’agopuntura sono:
• biochimici: liberazione di mediatori bioumorali (endorfina serotonina e ecc.);
• psicologici: effetto ansiolitico e decontratturante con innalzamento della soglia del dolore;
• energetici: libera le vie energetiche dai ristagni che sono causa di dolore;
• neurovegetativi: da disattivazione dei “ trigger points “miofasciali.

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