Dahlin Lisbeth, Finn Anja
Guest Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Curandera Personal Leader Development, Stockholm, Sweden.
Complement Med Res. 2024;31(6):567-571. doi: 10.1159/000541191. Epub 2024 Sep 2.
The effects of work-related stress (WRS) on occupational health often lead to reduced well-being and long-term sick leave. Itching or pruritus, a skin inflammation with a rash that provokes the desire to scratch, often occurs during stressful periods in patients with a history of atopic dermatitis (AD).
This patient suffered from severe WRS together with long-term therapeutically resistant pruritus for 8 years, resulting in severe itching. He was provided with an intervention with acupuncture treatment (AT) to prevent a long-term sick leave. The results showed an unexpected reduction in itching, skin inflammation, and eczema. Additionally, the treatment enhanced the patient's emotional and cognitive well-being and eliminated the need for sick leave.
Acupuncture can be an effective complementary treatment for severe itching related to WRS, in addition to standard medical treatments.
工作相关压力(WRS)对职业健康的影响通常会导致幸福感降低和长期病假。瘙痒或痒疹是一种伴有皮疹的皮肤炎症,会引发搔抓欲望,在有特应性皮炎(AD)病史的患者的压力时期经常出现。
该患者患有严重的工作相关压力以及长达8年的长期治疗抵抗性瘙痒,导致严重瘙痒。为防止长期病假,对其进行了针灸治疗(AT)干预。结果显示瘙痒、皮肤炎症和湿疹意外减轻。此外,该治疗增强了患者的情绪和认知幸福感,并消除了病假的需要。
除标准医疗治疗外,针灸可以成为治疗与工作相关压力相关的严重瘙痒的有效辅助治疗方法。