ABSTRACT
Se realizó un estudio quasiexperimental de 100 pacientes con sacrolumbalgia aguda, quienes acudieron a la Consulta de Ortopedia y fueron remitidos al Servicio de Medicina Natural y Tradicional del Policlínico del MININT de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero del 2015 hasta igual mes del 2016, con vistas a evaluar la eficacia de la auriculoterapia. Se conformaron 2 grupos (A y B) de 50 integrantes cada uno: los primeros recibieron tratamiento con auriculoterapia y los segundos, farmacológico. La mayoría de los afectados del grupo A mejoraron en menor tiempo y tuvieron menos reacciones adversas que los del B, lo cual demostró la eficacia de este tratamiento en el alivio del dolor lumbar.
A quasi-experiment study of 100 patients with acute low back pain who went to the Orthopedics Service and were referred to the Natural and Traditional Medicine Service of the MININT Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba, was carried out from January, 2015 to the same month in 2016, aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of auriculotherapy. Two groups were conformed (A and B) of 50 members each: the first ones received treatment with auriculotherapy and the second, pharmacological treatment. Most of those affected in the group A improved in less time and had less adverse effects than those of the group B, which demonstrated the effectiveness of this treatment in the relief of the lumbar pain.