Grillo Cássia Maria, Zotelli Vera Lúcia Rasera, Lúcia Bressiani Gil Maria, de Sousa Maria da Luz Rosário
Department Community Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil.
J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2018 Oct;11(5):273-279. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2018.06.007. Epub 2018 Jun 23.
The aim of this study was to evaluate Deqi in patients under treatment with acupuncture and sham acupuncture. Forty (40) volunteers of all genders with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) were randomized into two study groups: Acupuncture and Sham Acupuncture (non-penetrating device). The patients answered the Southampton Needle Sensation Questionnaire (SNSQ) at the initial and final sessions of acupuncture treatment. The questionnaire was composed of two parts: the first one, consisting of 17 Deqi descriptors and a Likert scale in order to evaluate the intensity of each sensation; and the second one, consisting of a visual analog scale (VAS) to evaluate how painful the acupuncture treatment was. At the initial session, LI4 was the most cited acupuncture point in both groups, being responsible for a 'Slight Intensity' needling sensation of electric shock in the acupuncture group at initial (10%) and final (15%) sessions. The most common related needling sensations at different acupuncture points was "Pricking" and "Sharp" in both groups. The acupuncture group showed higher VAS than the Sham Acupuncture either in the initial (3.87 × 2.43) and final (2.04 × 2.14) sessions. Deqi response to acupuncture stimulation was verified either in the both groups.
本研究旨在评估接受针刺和假针刺治疗的患者的得气情况。40名患有颞下颌关节紊乱症（TMD）的各性别志愿者被随机分为两个研究组：针刺组和假针刺组（非穿透性装置）。患者在针刺治疗的初始和最后阶段回答了南安普顿针感问卷（SNSQ）。该问卷由两部分组成：第一部分由17个得气描述词和一个李克特量表组成，用于评估每种感觉的强度；第二部分由一个视觉模拟量表（VAS）组成，用于评估针刺治疗的疼痛程度。在初始阶段，两组中LI4是最常被提及的穴位，针刺组在初始（10%）和最后（15%）阶段，LI4引起的针刺感觉为“轻微强度”的电击感。两组在不同穴位最常见的相关针刺感觉是“刺痛”和“尖锐”。针刺组在初始（3.87×2.43）和最后（2.04×2.14）阶段的VAS评分均高于假针刺组。两组均证实了得气对针刺刺激的反应。
