Effect of acupuncture analgesia on pain intensity, blood pressure and hea

Cilj: Ispitati postoji li razlika u vrijednostima intenziteta boli, krvnog tlaka i srčane frekvencije mjerenih prije i onih mjerenih poslije akupunkturnog liječenja te utvrditi postoji li povezanost intenziteta boli s vrijednostima krvnoga tlaka i srčane frekvencije. Nacrt studije: Studija je prospektivna. Ispitanici i metode: U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 63 bolesnika podijeljenih u četiri skupine. Prvu skupinu činili su bolesnici s R 51 glavoboljom, drugu s M 53.1 cervikobrahijalnih sindromom, treću s M 54.4 lumboishijalgijom i četvrtu skupinu činili su bolesnici kojima je istodobno dijagnosticiran cervikobrahijalni i lumbalni sindrom. Promatrane varijable su: dob, spol, sistolički i dijastolički tlak, frekvencija srca i intenzitet boli. Mjerenja su učinjena digitalnim tlakomjerom i VAS skalom boli tijekom deset dana akupunkturnog tretmana. Rezultati: Razlika testiranih varijabli (sistoličkog, dijastoličkog tlaka, frekvencije srca i intenziteta boli) prije i poslije akupunkturnog liječenja, pokazala se statistički značajnom, u smislu pada njihovih vrijednosti nakon primjene liječenja. Uspoređujući zadane varijable ovisno o bolnim entitetima, utvrđeno je da nema razlike u vrijednostima ispitivanih varijabli tijekom akupunkture na temelju određene bolesti, tj. pokazano je da akupunktura podjednako djeluje na sve zadane entitete. Korelacija intenziteta boli i krvnog tlaka značajna je u normotenzivnih ispitanika. Nema značajne razlike u padu intenziteta boli ovisno o spolu. Zaključak: Krvni tlak, frekvencija srca i intenzitet boli statistički značajno padaju nakon primjene akupunkture kod svih zadanih dijagnostičkih entiteta.Objectives: To test if there is a difference in blood pressure values, heart rate and pain intensity measured before and after the acupuncture treatment, and to determine if there is a connection between pain intensity and blood pressure values as well as heart rate. Study Design: The study is organised prospectively. Participants and Methods: 63 patients divided into four groups participated in the research. The first group was made of patients suffering from R 51 headache, the second of patients suffering from M 53.1 cervicobrachial syndrome, the third of patients suffering from M 54.4 ishciadica and the fourth group was made of patients diagnosed with both cervicobrachial syndrome and lumbar syndrome at the same time. The observed variables are: age, sex, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate and pain intensity. The measurements were taken using digital pressure gaugeand, VAS scale for pain, during ten days of acupuncture treatment. Results: The difference between the tested variables: systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate and pain intensity before and after acupuncture treatment turned out to be statistically significant, showing a decrease in the values after receiving thetreatment. Having compared the default variables depending on painful entities, it has been proved that the reis no difference in values of the tested variables during acupuncture based on a certain illnesses. It showed that acupuncture affects all the default entities in a similar way. In the correlation test between blood pressure and pain intensity the reis significant connection in normotensive patients. There is no significant difference in the decrease of pain intensity based on the sex of the person. Conclusion: Blood pressure, heart rate and pain intensity decrease in a statistically significant way after applying acupuncture to all the default diagnostic enteties