Effect of the aurículotherapy in the decrease of the intensity of the cervical pain in ambulatory patients in the complementary medicine Unit: Hospital Sabogal Sologuren - EsSalud

Objetive: This research was undertaken with the objective of determining the effect of Auriculotherapy in reducing cervical pain intensity outpatient Assistance Center of Complementary Medicine Hospital Sabogal Sologuren. Material and Methods: The study methodology was experimental. As an instrument to assess pain intensity numerical scale was applied to a total of 39 patients before and after application of the therapy, who fulfilled the following inclusion criteria. The data obtained were tabulated in the Excel 2007 program of which were analyzed by SPSS program, the distribution of variables were determined using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and was used for paired samples t to evaluate them. Results: Were presented at a two-way table and graphical trend curve. As the following results: It was observed that after 20 minutes of taking the ear and with a single quotation severe pain decreased to moderate pain and pain-slight, minimum values for pain decreased from 3 to 0 points at the post test. The overall average decreased 3 points and the standard deviation increased by 0.6 points, without altering the dispersion of data, with p value of 0.00 (<0.05). Conclusions: patients showed decrease, statistically significant, of the intensity cervical pain as effect of the application of the auriculotherapy.