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Influência da vacuoterapia nos graus de classificação da celulite e dor
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Background: Most post-puberty women exhibit cellulite, particularly in the thigh and buttock regions. The purposes
of this semi-controlled trial were to evaluate the effectiveness of vacuotherapy on cellulite and its associated pain,
and analysis of the possible statistic relationship between the use of birth control pill and the cellulite grades.
Methods: Sixteen young women with a mean age of 21 and a body mass index of 22 were randomly split-half into
two groups of 8 participants each, one experimental-group (EG) which received 10 sessions of vacuotherapy, and
one control-group (CG) that didn’t received any treatment. The grade of cellulite was assessed in the two groups, by
three experienced experts using standardized digital photography based on one observational graduation scale. The
pain caused by vacuotherapy in EG was measured with the numeric pain scale (NPS) and the consumption of birth
control pill by a questionnaire.
Results: On the experimental group was observed a statistically significant reduction of grades of cellulite
comparing to control group (U = 12,0; p = 0,03). The consumption of birth control pill has a statistically significant
influence on the grade of cellulite (r = 0,7 p ˂ 0,0001). The pain caused by vacuotherapy statistically decreased
between first and last treatment session (Z=2,530; p=0,011).
Conclusion: Vacuotherapy seems to be effective on the reduction of cellulite and its associated pain in this study
sample. The consumption of birth control pill is related to cellulite grades.
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Barbosa, M. & Melo, C.A. (2011). Influência da vacuoterapia nos graus de classificação da celulite e dor. Ifisionline, 1(2).