Allergic rhinitis acupressure,
Conditions
Interventions
Acupressure
apply strong pressure
felt numbness or pain,
on five acupuncture points of: 1-
Yin tang,
Ying xiang,
He gu,
The acupressure,
which was an add-
on treatment,
was done with the index finger (s) or thumb (s) for ten seconds,
then massaged for ten seconds.
Experimental Other
Acupressure
Sponsors
None
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. allergic rhinitis patients at the Outpatient Otolaryngology clinic 2. At least one month of medical treatment and symptoms are not well controlled
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. previous nasal or sinus surgery within 3 months 2. presence of sinusitis 3. On systemic corticosteroid 4. Presence of skin infection/inflammation on the area of acupressure, bleeding tendency หรืà¸à¸à¸²à¸£à¸•à¸£à¸§à¸ˆ Peak nasal inspiratory flow 5. asthma
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nasal symptom scores pre acupressure, 2 week-post acupressure nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, sneezing, itching, and postnasal drip ranging from 0-no symptom to 3- | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nasal peak inspiratory flow pre acupressure, 2 week-post acupressure measured with In-Check® three times and the maximum value was recorded | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSaisawat Chaiyasate
Department of Otolaryngology
Outcome results
None listed