title: [Intervention study on subacute and chronic pain in primary care: an approach to the effectiveness of neural therapy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of NT in reducing pain and minimising use of analgesics in patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Before and after intervention study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Llefià Primary Health Care centre in Badalona (Barcelona).
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-two patients between the ages of 25 and 85 years old, who suffered pain that did not disappear after a month.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data was collected to evaluate any change in pain and the use of analgesics in patients before intervention and then afterwards, at 2 weeks, 3 months and 6 months. This was conducted by means of interviews and use of the Visual Analogue Pain Scale (VAS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean VAS pre-treatment: 7.94 (SD: 1.68), mean VAS after two weeks 4.63 (SD: 2.79), after 3 months 3.73 (SD: 3.17), and after 6 months 3.48 (SD: 3,27) (P<.001 in the 3 comparisons, using the Wilcoxon-test for matched data). As regards analgesic use after treatment, 74.4% of patients reduced it after 2 weeks, 76.8% after 3 months and 80% after 6 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Neural therapy can be effective in reducing pain, as well as the use of analgesics. Further clinical trials would be needed to confirm this assertion.
authors.affiliation: Equipo de Atención Primaria Badalona-6, Badalona, España.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lóriz Peralta
authors.forename: Almudena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raya Rejón
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pérez Morales
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Girona Amores
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vinyes Casajoana
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Puente de la Vega Costa
mesh_terms: D059787:Acute Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care