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Vol. 31. Issue 10.
Pages 602-608 (January 2003)
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Vol. 31. Issue 10.
Pages 602-608 (January 2003)
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Efectividad de la acupuntura en el tratamiento del dolor en la artrosis de rodilla
Effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of pain from osteoarthritis of the knee
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A. Ferrández Infantea,
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Correspondencia: C/ Virgen de la Novena, 5, 2° 2. 28027 Madrid. España
, L. García Olmosb, A. González Gamarrac, M.J. Meis Meisd, B.M. Sánchez Rodrígueze
a Centro de Salud Montesa. Madrid. España
b Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria MadridÁrea 2. Madrid. España
c Centro de Salud Don Ramón de la Cruz. Madrid. España
d Departamento de Rehabilitación y Medicina Física. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. España
e Centro de Salud Francia. Fuenlabrada (Madrid). España
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Objetivo

Determinar la efectividad de la acupuntura en el control del dolor de la artrosis de rodilla.

Diseño

Revisión sistemática.

Fuentes de datos

MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library.

Selección de estudios

De los 9 estudios encontrados, sólo 4 superaron los criterios de selección. Se trata de ensayos clínicos controlados aleatorios que estudian el efecto de la acupuntura únicamente en la articulación de la rodilla.

Extracción de datos

Los indicadores de resultado primarios valorados son: intensidad del dolor, medición global (mejoría general, proporción de pacientes recuperados, mejoría subjetiva de los síntomas) y estado funcional. Son considerados indicadores de resultado secundarios: mediciones fisiológicas objetivas (amplitud del movimiento de la rodilla, fuerza muscular, tiempo para caminar una determinada distancia, tiempo para escalar una altura determinada), estado general de salud y otros datos, como la necesidad de utilizar medicación o los efectos secundarios.

Resultados

Existe una evidencia moderada sobre la efectividad de la acupuntura en el tratamiento del dolor de la gonartrosis frente al no tratamiento, que puede ser explicada por su fuerte efecto placebo.

Conclusiones

En la actualidad no existe suficiente evidencia para recomendar la acupuntura como tratamiento del dolor de la gonartrosis. Son necesarios nuevos estudios, y mejor diseñados, para determinar el verdadero papel de la acupuntura en esta enfermedad.

Palabras clave:
Artrosis
Rodilla
Acupuntura
Dolor
Aim

To determine the effectiveness of acupuncture in controlling pain from arthritis of the knee.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

MedLine, the Cochrane Library.

Study selection

Of the 9 studies located, only 4 met the inclusion criteria. All were controlled, randomized clinical trials that studied the effect of acupuncture only in the knee joint.

Data extraction

Primary outcome variables were intensity of pain, overall measure (general improvement, proportion of patients who recovered, subjective improvement in symptoms) and functional status. As secondary outcome measures we used objective physiological measures (range of knee movement, muscle strength, time needed to walk a certain distance, time needed to climb a certain number of stairs), general health status, and other information such as medication needed and side effects.

Results

There was moderately strong evidence that acupuncture was more effective in treating knee joint pain than no treatment. The difference can be explained by its marked placebo effect.

Conclusions

There is currently insufficient evidence to recommend acupuncture as a treatment for pain from osteoarthritis of the knee. Additional, better designed studies are needed to determine the actual role of acupuncture in this disease.

Key words:
Arthritis
Knee
Acupuncture
Pain
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