Published July 18, 2023 | Version v1
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EFEITO DA ACUPUNTURA NA DOR DE PACIENTES COM LOMBALGIA: REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

  • 1. Fisioterapeuta Hospital Regional de Cacoal - Cacoal- RO, Brasil
  • 2. Residente em Cuidados Intensivos Hospital Regional de Cacoal - Cacoal- RO, Brasil

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Low back pain is a health problem, being one of the main causes of disability and abstention from work. Considered a common pain, being reported in 75-80% of people throughout life. The objective of this research is to verify the effects of acupuncture on the pain of patients with low back pain through a literature review, through a search in the PubMed database through the keywords acupuncture, low back pain and physiotherapy, being selected scientific articles published in Portuguese or English in the period between 2013 and 2023. Seventeen studies were analyzed, which analyzed the effects of acupuncture on the pain of patients with low back pain. Where it was possible to conclude that manual, cranial, auricular and electrical acupuncture were effective in improving pain and disability of patients with acute, subacute and chronic low back pain in the short term, and may be an adjunct to exercise therapy.

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