Uso de la acupuntura en el ni o tartamudo

Se observa durante la práctica logofoniátrica en los diferentes servicios médicos, la incidencia de pacientes tartamudos y la importancia de su incorporación a la sociedad, por lo que se realiza este trabajo investigativo con el objetivo de valorar la importancia de la acupuntura en la rehabilitación de estos pacientes. Se escogieron 33 pacientes con diagnóstico de tartamudez definida, como grupo investigativo y como grupo control 22 pacientes con igual diagnóstico y características generales del servicio de logopedia y foniatría del Hospital Pediátrico de Centro Habana. Se llegó a conclusiones parciales ya que solamente se analiza la primera fase de la investigación. Se expresan los resultados favorables que pueden alcanzarse aplicando al unísono ambos tratamientos, logofoniátricos y acupuntural. The incidence of stutterer patients and the importance of their incorporation to society, are observed during the logophoniatric practice in the different medical services, therefore the present investigative work is performed with the objective of assessing the importance of acupuncture in the rehabilitation of these patients. 33 patients with diagnosis of defined stuttering, as investigative group were chosen as well as 22 patients (control group) with similar diagnosis and general characteristics of the logopaedia and phoniatry service of the Pediatric Hospital of Centro Habana municipality. Partial conclusions were reached since only the first phase of the research was analyzed. The favorable results that can be reached by applying in unison both treatments, logophoniatry and acupuncture are expressed.