Uso do método padrão ouro de ventosaterapia para alívio da dorsalgia: relato de caso

Abstract

Introduction: Cupping therapy is one of the resources of traditional chinese medicine. A literature on this subject demonstrates the use of different methods of clinical reasoning and application. In this report, was used the Gold Standard of Cupping Therapy, a method that has been applied and the results recorded for over a decade. Objective: To report on the use of cupping therapy in the process of caring for a person with back pain. Case report: This is a case report on the use of the Gold Standard method of Ventosaterapia in the context of the extension project called "Integrative and Complementary Practices in Health: expanding care in primary care", developed at the Integrated School Clinic by teachers, postgraduate students, administrative technicians and students from the nursing and medicine courses at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul and the Três Lagoas Municipal Health Department, MS. The 44-year-old female participant reported chronic back pain, non-restorative sleep, stress, irritability, unpleasant menstrual symptoms, tiredness, lack of energy and poor eating habits. Six weekly sessions of cupping therapy and guidance on healthy eating habits were carried out, according to traditional chinese medicine. To measuring pain intensity, the Visual Analogue Scale was used with a score from zero to ten; sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; to assess emotional states, the Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale-21 was used, all instruments were applied before the first and sixth session. Results and discussion: The before-after comparison of the instruments for measuring pain and sleep quality showed complete remission of back pain and improvement in sleep quality. The Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale-21 revealed values ​​within normal limits in both applications, even so the participant reported greater tranquility in everyday situations. There was a reduction in the duration of menstrual symptoms and an improvement in the regularity and quality of meals. Conclusion: Despite the limited production of scientific evidence for this type of study, this report demonstrates the potential of this integrative practice in cases of back pain, pointing to for further research.