• Olga Lóriz Peralta, Almudena Raya Rejón, David Pérez Morales, Alfonso Girona Amores, David Vinyes Casajoana, and Katia Puente de la Vega Costa.
• Equipo de Atención Primaria Badalona-6, Badalona, España.
• Aten Primaria. 2011 Nov 1; 43 (11): 604-10.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of NT in reducing pain and minimising use of analgesics in patients.DesignBefore and after intervention study.SettingLlefià Primary Health Care centre in Badalona (Barcelona).ParticipantsEighty-two patients between the ages of 25 and 85 years old, who suffered pain that did not disappear after a month.Main MeasurementsData 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).ResultsMean 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.ConclusionsNeural therapy can be effective in reducing pain, as well as the use of analgesics. Further clinical trials would be needed to confirm this assertion.Copyright © 2010 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.

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