Acupuncture for pediatric sickle cell pain management: A promising non-opioid therapy

Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Shiu-Lin TsaiMargaret T Lee

Abstract

To describe the use of acupuncture for pain management in children with sickle cell disease. A retrospective chart review of a single-institution experience on the use of acupuncture in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease was evaluated between 2012-2019. Demographic characteristics, presenting pain location, pain scores pre- and post-acupuncture, and adverse events were collected. Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital Pediatric Hematology outpatient and inpatient units. Acupuncture was performed by six licensed acupuncturists. Point prescriptions were based on pain location, philosophies of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Japanese Style of Kiiko Matsumoto acupuncture. Pain reduction as measured by two Verbal Pain Scales. Ninety acupuncture treatments were administered to twenty-four patients with sickle cell disease: median age 17.5 years, 62 % female, 37.5 % African American, 50 % Hispanic. The mean treatment duration was 18.5 ± 4.8 min. Fifty-five treatments had documented pre/post-acupuncture pain scores. Pain reduction was achieved in 65.5 % of these treatments. A 0-10 pain scale used in 13 treatments reported a mean pre-acupuncture score of 7.31 ± 1.75, post-ac...Continue Reading

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Jun 13, 2021·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management·Sarah Reece-StremtanDeepika S Darbari

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