Efeitos da acupuntura no tratamento da enxaqueca

Abstract

Migraine is a common complaint in which its often debilitating disorder, that are predominantly in female. Therefore, the use of acupuncture as a treatment, has been studied by the objective of reducing pain and its effects. The objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of acupuncture in the treatment of migraine in women after the application of the technique. It was performed with 5 women aged between 18 and 45 years. These were evaluated by an evaluation form with clinical data, questionnaire SF-

36, MCGUILL, HIT-6, MIDAS and EVA. The interventions were carried out in 117 laboratory of the Physiotherapy course, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana campus, in the period of September to October of 2018, totaling 8 sessions, 2 times a week, with an interval of two days for each application. The application protocol is constituted by the bilateral application in points TA5, VB14, VB20 and VG20. After the treatment period, the reevaluation was performed with the same questionnaires and scales. It was observed that the means before and after, being in HIT-6 before 62.00 (± 6.85) and then 43.00 (± 10.67) points (p = 0.007), MCGILL before 18.00 (± 1.73) and after 12.20 (± 2.77) points (p = 0.011), as well as the EVA obtained a mean of 7.40 (± 1.89) and then 5.0 (± 1.41 ) of intensity (p = 0.009). In addition, there was a decrease in average medication (± 2,40) and then (± 1,40) used (p = 0.025). From the results obtained in this study, it was possible to verify the efficacy of acupuncture for a decrease in migraine pain. Therefore, it is verified that acupuncture in the treatment of migraine, can be an alternative on physiotherapeutic treatment, and the therapist can use as a resource to reduce the pain and improve the clinical picture of the participants.