Acupuncture--a therapeutic concept in the treatment of painful
conditions and functional disorders. Report on 971 cases.
by
Fischer MV; Behr A; von Reumont J
From:
Acupunct Electrother Res, 9: 1, 1984, 11-29
The results in 971 outpatients who have been treated with acupuncture
for different diseases are reported. The outcome of treatments and
number of sessions are discussed in relation to the different diseases.
Acupuncture treatment was regarded as successful when 1. the patients
had no pain at all without medication and 2. there was a significant
improvement (no long-term medication, only mild pain under unusual
strain, minimal medication under such circumstances). We obtained
positive results in cephalalgias , sinusitis, cervical spine syndrome,
shoulder-arm syndrome, ischialgias , back pain, constipation, herpes
zoster, allergic rhinitis and disturbances of peripheral blood flow.
For the following ailments, in order to reduce the medication, we
recommend acupuncture despite a high rate of recurrence: Trigeminal
neuralgia, colitis ulcerosa, bronchial asthma and cancer pain. Results
in the treatment of mental disturbances were unsatisfactory, and in
cases of tinnitus results were negative.