Treatment of the acute Periarthritis humeroscapular with laserpuncture
Odalys Gonzáles Álvarez, Main Educational Clinic of Urgencies "Antonio
Maceo", Cerro Municipality, Havana City.
The periarthritis humeroscapular is a syndrome that contains very precise
affections: the bursitis, the calcified tendinitis of supraespinoso, the
bicipital tendinitis, among others. Pain and limitation of the joint movements
of the shoulder characterize it. The treatment with laser of low power can
produce resolution of the lesion, whenever it is made in early phases of the
disease. In this study we propose the use of the laserpuncture, due to our
accumulated experience in the treatment of these affection in acute phase, with
acupuncture. A prospective study was carried out during 2 years (1997 - 1999),
where 62 patients were selected because they accomplished the Approaches of
Inclusion for the study. The sample was divided by aleatory assignment in 2
Groups of Treatment. Th study Group I was treated with laserpuncture, using
Cuban laser equipment of HeNe of 632,8 nm and a dose of joule/cm2 was applied,
and the Control Group II was treated with acupuncture needles. The conventional
medical treatment was suspended. Daily sessions were given from Monday to
Friday, for two weeks, until a total of 10. Both techniques demonstrated to be
effective in the treatment of these affections, improving the clinical and
radiological symptoms significantly when the treatment sessions was concluded.
The patients accepted the laserpuncture better because of its painless
character, less time of application, and the absence of bleeding and stress.
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