Auriculotherapy and reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain: integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Morais,Bruna Xavier
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Ongaro,Juliana Dal, Almeida,Franciele Ormizinda, Luz,Emanuelli Mancio Ferreira da, Greco,Patrícia Bitencourt Toscani, Magnago,Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672020001800302
• topic: Auriculotherapy; Musculoskeletal Pain; Chronic Pain; Nursing; Review.

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.