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The treatment of craniofacial pain by electroacupuncture and laser
irradiation.
- Costantini D, Delogu G, Lo Bosco L, Tomasello C, Sarra M
Ann Ital Chir 1997 Jul-Aug;68(4):505-9
Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione Universita degli Studi di Roma La
Sapienza.
Cranio facial neuralgias represent an interesting medical challenge,
especially regarding the complex therapeutical aspects. Our study was
performed treating more than 700 patients, applying steel inox needles
variable in diameters and length for about 20 minutes, with a total
application number ranging between 10 and 20. Results have been defined
referring to a 4-grades response scale: excellent, good, fairly good and
insufficient. It is important to emphasise that the best results have been
achieved with patients who chose the acupuncture as the first therapeutic
approach, while patients who underwent other previous medical and/or
surgical treatment have had a worse response. The authors assert that
acupuncture and infrared laser reflex therapy represent a harmless and
effective treatment of such a diffuse and invalidating disease.
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