Gungsun point (BP4) effect on fibromyalgia treatment
International Journal of Development Research
Gungsun point (BP4) effect on fibromyalgia treatment
Received 13th March, 2020; Received in revised form 27th May, 2020; Accepted 11th June, 2020; Published online 24th July, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Helena Landim Gonçalves Cristóvão et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: Demonstrate BP4 stimulation can treat meridian diseases related to Chong Mai, including FMS. Methods: Prospective, control case, randomized, with “crossing over”; 69 female, older than 21 years, with FMS, also diagnosed by researchers with curious meridian Yang Qiao Mai affection, divided into four groups: Group 1 - 3 sessions in BP4 / 3 sessions with simulation (S); Group 2 - 3 sessions with S / 3 sessions in BP4; Group 3 - 3 sessions in B62-Loc.1; Group 4 - 3 sessions in B62-Loc.2, weekly, for 3 to 6 weeks. Results and Discussion: When we compared the 4 groups, pain improvement was significantly higher when we used BP4, B62-Loc.2 and B62Loc.1 acupoints than S (p < 0.0001). The improvement was maintained in the last three sessions of S, in group 1. Conclusions: Acupuncture showed effectiveness in SFM pain improvement with BP4 and B62, in the studied patients.
