Efecto terapéutico de la acupuntura en la amigdalitis

Abstract

ObjectiveTo determine the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect of acupuncture in patients with acute and chronic tonsillitis. Patients and MethodA short, longitudinal study was conducted on clinical cases of intervention in a private acupuncture clinic. A treatment protocol was used, with classical Chinese acupuncture points and additional therapy with a 7-point hammer (plum blossom). A total of 52 patients with tonsillitis were attended in the private medical acupuncture clinic. Patients who had received corticosteroid therapy were excluded. ResultsAt the end of the 3-day treatment, the odynophagia and oropharyngeal congestion was totally eliminated in 88.5%, while the symptomatology remained mild in the remaining 11.5% of the patients. Furthermore, 75% of patients showed a complete remission of tonsil hypertrophy, while 25% of them remained with mild tonsillar hypertrophy. ConclusionsThe treatment of tonsillitis with classical Chinese acupuncture was effective for the control of its main signs and / or symptoms, such as odynophagia and tonsil hypertrophy, in most patients. However, there was a lower percentage of patients who did not achieve total healing.