Use of noninvasive electroacupuncture for the treatment of HIV-related peripheral neuropathy: a pilot study
| Autor: | Sunday T. Eke-Okoro, Thomas W. Findley, David V. Condoluci, Mary Lou A. Galantino |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Electroacupuncture medicine.medical_treatment T-Lymphocytes Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Acupuncture Therapy Electric Stimulation Therapy Pilot Projects Physical strength medicine.disease_cause H-Reflex Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Surveys and Questionnaires HIV Seropositivity Acupuncture Medicine Humans Prospective Studies Medicine Chinese Traditional Prospective cohort study Tibia business.industry Peripheral Nervous System Diseases medicine.disease Clinical trial Peripheral neuropathy Complementary and alternative medicine Physical therapy Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.). 5(2) |
| ISSN: | 1075-5535 |
| Popis: | The main objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that low-voltage non-invasive electroacupuncture will improve the condition of neuropathic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients.A prospective study using HIV/AIDS patients who had antiretroviral drug-induced neuropathy. Eleven patients were enrolled, but complete data was obtained from only 7. Non-invasive skin electrodes were placed on leg acupuncture points BL60, ST36, K1, LIV3, and low-voltage current passed for 20 minutes every day for 30 days. Patients were assessed preintervention and postintervention with MOS-HIV 30-item instrument questionnaire and tibial H-reflex was similarly recorded from the right calf muscle.There was improvement in the condition of all 7 patients. They felt much better and reported feelings of increased physical strength. Outcomes on MOS-HIV 30-item instrument showed significant overall improvement in functional activities (pre 33+/-10, post 38.4+/-9.6, p = 0.02 MANOVA). This was confirmed by postintervention H-reflex parameters; H-max and direct muscle response (M-response) amplitudes were potentiated in relation to pretreatment values (H-max: pre = 1.19+/-1.2, post = 2.68+/-1.9, p0.05; M-response: pre = 0.93+/-1.1, post = 2.34+/-1.8, p0.05); M-response latency decreased in relation to pretreatment value (pre = 9.7+/-1.8, post = 7.8+/-1.9, p0.01).The results support the hypothesis that low-voltage electroacupuncture will improve the condition of the neuropathic HIV/AIDS patient. |
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