Ist die traditionelle chinesische Akupunktur als Ergänzungstherapie zur herkömmlichen medikamentösen Therapie des allergischen Bronchialasthmas geeignet?

Author(s): Joos, S., Zou, H., Martin, E.

Abstract: Over the last years the interest on acupuncture has not only grown because it was seen as an alternative or a possible useful completion of western medicine. Acupuncture is a healing method, which by mutual relationship of exactly laid down skin points, is said to improve certain illness and dysfunction of human organs. In a scientific study the anesthesiologic department of the University of Heidelberg examined, if needle acupuncture as an enlarged therapeutic measure gives the possibility to complete conventional therapy for treatment of bronchial asthma and reduces the doses of medicaments, therefore reducing secondary effects, without aggravating the asthma. For this reason patients participated in the study, who were willing to be examined and treated by doctors and students of the anaesthesiologic department. It was shown that, while saving drugs without aggravating the clinical situation of the patients, subjective improvement in individual feelings and even improvement of the peak flow ratios was achieved, thus acupuncture demonstrates an useful completion on therapy of allergic bronchial asthma.

Keyword(s): Akupunktur

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