Does Acupuncture Hurt? A Retrospective Study on Pain and Satisfaction during Pediatric Acupuncture
Previous studies have shown the benefit and safety of pediatric acupuncture, but it is often rejected by patients and their caregivers due to the perception of needling pain associated with acupuncture. A retrospective cohort study of 230 unique patients (1380 sessions) aged 8 to 21 underwent Kiiko...
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| author | Jeffrey I. Gold Monika Kobylecka Nhat H. Ngo Christopher T. Lin Caitlyn N. Hurray |
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| description | Previous studies have shown the benefit and safety of pediatric acupuncture, but it is often rejected by patients and their caregivers due to the perception of needling pain associated with acupuncture. A retrospective cohort study of 230 unique patients (1380 sessions) aged 8 to 21 underwent Kiiko Matsumoto Style acupuncture in an outpatient pain clinic. Patients completed a post-acupuncture survey, including the Faces Pain Scale-Revised and Likert-like scales about overall satisfaction, relaxation, and anxiolysis. Univariate analyses were conducted on all outcomes of interest. The mean needling pain score was 1.3 out of 10 with 57.7% of patients reporting no needling pain during their first acupuncture session. The mean score for overall satisfaction was 8.4 out of 10, relaxation was 8.2 out of 10, and anxiety reduction was 7.7 out of 10. The overall satisfaction, relaxation, and anxiolytic effect of acupuncture was increased in patients with more sessions (<i>p</i> = 0.003, 0.022, 0.004, respectively). There was no change in needling pain scores in patients with an increased number of acupuncture sessions (<i>p</i> = 0.776). Patients experience minimal needling pain during acupuncture needling and are highly satisfied with acupuncture. Those with more treatment sessions report feeling increased satisfaction and relaxation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d7f94ee3be04570989cc492c1a616f62023-11-24T14:35:50ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-11-011011177410.3390/children10111774Does Acupuncture Hurt? A Retrospective Study on Pain and Satisfaction during Pediatric AcupunctureJeffrey I. Gold0Monika Kobylecka1Nhat H. Ngo2Christopher T. Lin3Caitlyn N. Hurray4Departments of Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USADepartment of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USADepartment of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USADepartment of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USADepartment of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USAPrevious studies have shown the benefit and safety of pediatric acupuncture, but it is often rejected by patients and their caregivers due to the perception of needling pain associated with acupuncture. A retrospective cohort study of 230 unique patients (1380 sessions) aged 8 to 21 underwent Kiiko Matsumoto Style acupuncture in an outpatient pain clinic. Patients completed a post-acupuncture survey, including the Faces Pain Scale-Revised and Likert-like scales about overall satisfaction, relaxation, and anxiolysis. Univariate analyses were conducted on all outcomes of interest. The mean needling pain score was 1.3 out of 10 with 57.7% of patients reporting no needling pain during their first acupuncture session. The mean score for overall satisfaction was 8.4 out of 10, relaxation was 8.2 out of 10, and anxiety reduction was 7.7 out of 10. The overall satisfaction, relaxation, and anxiolytic effect of acupuncture was increased in patients with more sessions (<i>p</i> = 0.003, 0.022, 0.004, respectively). There was no change in needling pain scores in patients with an increased number of acupuncture sessions (<i>p</i> = 0.776). Patients experience minimal needling pain during acupuncture needling and are highly satisfied with acupuncture. Those with more treatment sessions report feeling increased satisfaction and relaxation.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/11/1774acupunctureneedling painpediatric painchronic painintegrative medicinepatient satisfaction |
| spellingShingle | Jeffrey I. Gold Monika Kobylecka Nhat H. Ngo Christopher T. Lin Caitlyn N. Hurray Does Acupuncture Hurt? A Retrospective Study on Pain and Satisfaction during Pediatric Acupuncture Children acupuncture needling pain pediatric pain chronic pain integrative medicine patient satisfaction |
| title | Does Acupuncture Hurt? A Retrospective Study on Pain and Satisfaction during Pediatric Acupuncture |
| title_full | Does Acupuncture Hurt? A Retrospective Study on Pain and Satisfaction during Pediatric Acupuncture |
| title_fullStr | Does Acupuncture Hurt? A Retrospective Study on Pain and Satisfaction during Pediatric Acupuncture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does Acupuncture Hurt? A Retrospective Study on Pain and Satisfaction during Pediatric Acupuncture |
| title_short | Does Acupuncture Hurt? A Retrospective Study on Pain and Satisfaction during Pediatric Acupuncture |
| title_sort | does acupuncture hurt a retrospective study on pain and satisfaction during pediatric acupuncture |
| topic | acupuncture needling pain pediatric pain chronic pain integrative medicine patient satisfaction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/11/1774 |
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