A Contribuição da terapia floral em quadros álgicos: revisão integrativa da literatura

Abstract

Pain is considered an unpleasant experience, which functions as an alarm system for some organic damage caused by pathological process. In the chronic conditions, the appearance of problems of a psychosocial nature is common, since every condition of human illness involves psychosomatic aspects. Therefore, the possibilities of treatment for pain involve multiprofessional therapies with a view to care in a holistic way, and within this context, a therapeutic approach, inserted in the Sistema Único de Saúde (Unified Health System), is the Floral Therapy, which has a focus emotional imbalances, improving the quality of life of individuals. The objective of this study was to carry out an integrative review to verify the contribution of flower essences in pain management in different clinical situations. For this, scientific articles published in national and international databases, as well as other materials were selected. Subsequently, the critical analysis of the data was performed using a collection instrument validated by Ursi in 2005. The findings of the studies identified in this review have a consistent evidence on the use of Floral Therapy in algias, whether due to evidence of efficacy through controlled studies or experience reports. However, there is still a need for more studies aimed at specific pain symptoms, through reliable parameters for pain assessment and monitoring of the evolution of symptoms. In addition, it is important to point out that this Therapy appears as an alternative to complete traditional treatments for pain.