Acupuncture Method in the Treatment of Idiopathic Abdominal Pain

Year 2020, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 67 - 69, 27.08.2020

Murat Tolga Avşar , Gülsün Güven Erdoğan , Zeynep Zehra Gümüş , Sultan Zortul

Abstract

Acupuncture is an ancient treatment method with a history of three thousand. In this study, we performed acupuncture treatment for a 49-year-old patient with no additional disease and an unknown cause of abdominal pain. We applied 12 sessions of body acupuncture in total. After the end of the treatment, we called for 1 and 3 month controls. After twelve sessions, a significant improvement was achieved in the patient's clinic. We observed that his well-being continued in his controls. We think that it should be among the treatment options in acupuncture in the treatment of idiopathic abdominal pain.

Keywords

Acupuncture, Pain, Abdominal Pain

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