Paliatívna medicína a liečba bolesti 3/2008

Acupuncture in the pain therapy at by affected drug addiction

Pain accompanies people their whole life. It is a complicated phenomenon in which we differentiate somatogen and psychogen components. Pain is the most frequent reason, why the patients seeks a doctor. It is possible to soften or treat pain only after knowning the real reason why the organism is signalling break-down of homeostasis by pain. In the 1950/1970 years of the 20th century acupuncture contributed to research and solutions to painful conditions.

Keywords: pain, acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, cholecystokinin, opiate, drug addiction.