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Náuseas y acupresión - Overview

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Acupresión y náuseas

Información:

Pregunta:

¿Se pueden aliviar las náuseas presionando un punto en el brazo?

Respuesta:

Algunas veces, las náuseas leves, e incluso las náuseas del embarazo, pueden mejorar usando los dedos índice y del corazón para presionar con firmeza sobre el surco entre los dos tendones mayores en el interior de la muñeca que comienzan en la base de la palma de la mano.

Igualmente, en muchas tiendas, se consiguen bandas para las muñecas sin necesidad de receta que ayudan a aliviar las náuseas. Cuando la banda se usa alrededor de la muñeca, ésta presiona sobre los mismos o puntos de presión similares que se acaban de describir. Las bandas no son costosas y se ha informado que funcionan al menos con algunas personas.

Asimismo, a menudo se emplea la acupuntura (usando agujas) para las náuseas o el vómito relacionado con la quimioterapia para el cáncer.

  • Reviewed last on: 11/5/2009
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Ezzo J, et al. Acupuncture-point stimulation for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. J Clin Oncol. 2005;23(28):7188-7198.

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