ABSTRACT
Se efectuó un estudio longitudinal y controlado de 100 pacientes con osteoartrosis generalizada, atendidos en el Servicio de Medicina Natural y Tradicional del Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico "Saturnino Lora Torres" de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero hasta diciembre del 2010, a fin de evaluar la eficacia de los imanes permanentes multipolares en el tratamiento del dolor crónico en los afectados. Estos imanes se ubicaron y fijaron en diferentes puntos de acupunturas para aliviar la dolencia. Los niveles de dolor se cuantificaron mediante la Escala Visual Análoga, por sexo y rango de edades; se evaluaron a los 0, 30, 60 y 90 días durante la terapia. Se demostró la factibilidad del uso de los imanes permanentes multipolares en el alivio del dolor de los pacientes con osteoartrosis generalizada por ser simples, seguros, eficaces y no inducir efectos adversos en el organismo.
A longitudinal and controlled study of 100 patients with generalized osteoarthrosis, assisted in the Service of Natural and Traditional Medicine of "Saturnino Lora Torres" Clinical Surgical Teaching Provincial Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January to December, 2010, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the multipolar permanent magnets in the treatment of the chronic pain in those affected. These magnets were placed and fixed in different acupuncture points to reduce pain. The pain levels were quantified by means of the Analogue Visual Scale, by sex and age range; they were evaluated at the 0, 30, 60 and 90 days during the therapy. The feasibility of the use of the multipolar permanent magnets was demonstrated in the relief of pain of the patients with generalized osteoarthrosis as they are simple, sure, effective and induce no adverse effects in the organism.