{"id":35420,"date":"2025-08-07T05:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T03:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T17:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:41:42","slug":"que-es-lacupuntura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu\u00e8 \u00e9s l&#8217;acupuntura"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u00cdndex de continguts<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#Lequilibri_entre_el_ying_i_el_yang\" >L&#8217;equilibri entre el ying i el yang<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#L%E2%80%98origen_de_lacupuntura\" >L&#8216;origen de l&#8217;acupuntura<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#Metodes_i_mitjans_de_lacupuntura\" >M\u00e8todes i mitjans de l&#8217;acupuntura<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#Aplicacions_de_lacupuntura\" >Aplicacions de l&#8217;acupuntura<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#Es_segura_lacupuntura\" >\u00c9s segura l&#8217;acupuntura?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#Una_terapia_realment_eficac\" >Una ter\u00e0pia realment efica\u00e7?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#Tractament_del_dolor\" >Tractament del dolor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#Tractament_dinfeccions\" >Tractament d&#8217;infeccions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#Alteracions_del_metabolisme\" >Alteracions del metabolisme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#Neurologia\" >Neurologia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#Aparell_respiratori\" >Aparell respiratori<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/ca\/blog\/que-es-lacupuntura\/#Bibliografia\" >Bibliografia:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>L&#8217;acupuntura \u00e9s part del cabal cultural de la medicina tradicional xinesa, que aglutina un conjunt de disciplines que perduren des de fa milers d&#8217;anys. L&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msdmanuals.com\/es\/hogar\/temas-especiales\/medicina-alternativa-complementaria-e-integrativa\/acupuntura\">acupuntura<\/a> es fonamenta en la filosofia ancestral del taoisme, que considera l&#8217;univers dividit en dues entitats contraposades, per\u00f2 alhora complement\u00e0ries: el ying i el yang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lequilibri_entre_el_ying_i_el_yang\"><\/span><strong>L&#8217;equilibri entre el ying i el yang<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El yang representa els elements del nostre m\u00f3n que s\u00f3n de connotaci\u00f3 m\u00e9s positiva per a l&#8217;home (sol, cel, calor, primavera\u2026). El yang, per contra, representa els elements m\u00e9s negatius (el fred, l&#8217;hivern, les malalties cr\u00f2niques\u2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agujas-acupuntura.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agujas-acupuntura.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agujas-acupuntura-440x292.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agujas-acupuntura-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>La visi\u00f3 de l&#8217;acupuntura \u00e9s entendre l&#8217;organisme hum\u00e0 com un sistema que, quan es gaudeix de bona salut, tots dos, ying i yang, estan perfectament integrats i en equilibri. La p\u00e8rdua de la salut s \u201cexplicaria per la <a href=\"https:\/\/xuanlanyoga.com\/yin-yang-yoga\/\">p\u00e8rdua d&#8217;aquest equilibri<\/a> entre tots dos o b\u00e9 amb relaci\u00f3 al medi extern, i sobre aix\u00f2 sobrevindria la malaltia. El cos hum\u00e0 es veu, doncs, com un complicat entramat d \u201c\u00f2rgans i teixits en qu\u00e8 ying i yang viatgen i es distribueixen per tot l&#8217;organisme gr\u00e0cies a una s\u00e8rie de canals anomenats <em>xin<\/em> o meridians. Aquests canals es trobarien a pocs mil\u00b7l\u00edmetres de la pell i la seva manipulaci\u00f3 \u00e9s la que permetria redistribuir el flux de cadascun amb el prop\u00f2sit de recuperar l&#8217;equilibri perdut i, per tant, la salut. Mitjan\u00e7ant la manipulaci\u00f3 f\u00edsica del xin s&#8217;aconseguiria, b\u00e9 el restabliment de l&#8217;equilibri perdut, o b\u00e9 la recuperaci\u00f3 de l&#8217;harmonia \u00f2ptima amb el medi extern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"L%E2%80%98origen_de_lacupuntura\"><\/span><strong>L<\/strong>&#8216;<strong>origen de l&#8217;acupuntura<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Els or\u00edgens s\u00f3n a la Xina, on va sorgir fa m\u00e9s de 2.500 anys. Va apar\u00e8ixer com una forma de ter\u00e0pia m\u00e9s dins de l&#8217;ampli conjunt de m\u00e8todes que conformen la medicina xinesa tradicional, que comprenen tamb\u00e9 la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefit.es\/que-es-fitoterapia\/\">fitoter\u00e0pia<\/a> (basada a les herbes medicinals) la <a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaparccentral.com\/la-moxibustion\/\">moxibusti\u00f3<\/a> (basada en el contacte amb subst\u00e0ncies naturals incinerades) la ter\u00e0pia de succi\u00f3 (mitjan\u00e7ant ventoses), el massatge, la ter\u00e0pia transcendental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L&#8217;acupuntura es va estendre aviat al Jap\u00f3, Corea i els pa\u00efsos lim\u00edtrofs amb la Xina. A Europa es va introduir al segle XVII, per\u00f2 no va aconseguir l&#8217;auge que t\u00e9 al pa\u00eds d\u201d origen; a Chin i alguns pa\u00efsos lim\u00edtrofs, forma part fins i tot de les ter\u00e0pies acceptades pels sistemes nacionals de salut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Metodes_i_mitjans_de_lacupuntura\"><\/span><strong>M\u00e8todes i mitjans de l&#8217;acupuntura<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El tractament b\u00e0sic de l&#8217;acupuntura es duu a terme mitjan\u00e7ant agulles fin\u00edssimes de metall (abans, d&#8217;or, plata o ferro, actualment d&#8217;acer inoxidable), de 3 a 25 cm de llargada i usades en fred, en general. S \u201cintrodueix cada agulla a la pell d&#8217;1 a 3 mil\u00b7l\u00edmetres nom\u00e9s durant almenys 20 minuts. Per tractar una malaltia poden ser necess\u00e0ries diverses sessions. L&#8217;acupuntura tradicional descriu 26 meridians i m\u00e9s de 600 punts terap\u00e8utics, per\u00f2, igual que passa amb altres medicines alternatives, hi ha diferents escoles. L&#8217;estimulaci\u00f3 en els punts del cos es pot dur a terme, a m\u00e9s de les agulles, mitjan\u00e7ant el l\u00e0ser ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elsevier.es\/es-revista-revista-internacional-acupuntura-279-articulo-acupuntura-laser-de-qi-S1887836916300023https:\/www.elsevier.es\/es-revista-revista-internacional-acupuntura-279-articulo-acupuntura-laser-de-qi-S1887836916300023v\">l\u00e0ser-acupuntura<\/a> ) o l&#8217;electricitat ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elsevier.es\/es-revista-revista-internacional-acupuntura-279-articulo-electroacupuntura-neuromodulacion-medula-espinal-implicaciones-S1887836917300509\">electro-acupuntura<\/a> ). Tamb\u00e9 hi ha el d\u00edgit-puntura (variant en qu\u00e8 s&#8217;exerceix pressi\u00f3 amb els dits).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aplicacions_de_lacupuntura\"><\/span><strong>Aplicacions de l&#8217;acupuntura<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Segons la pr\u00e0ctica habitual de l&#8217;acupuntura, es pot afirmar que hi ha tres finalitats principals: alleujar el dolor, protegir davant les infeccions o influir en la regulaci\u00f3 de les funcions fisiol\u00f2giques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La causa principal de demanda d&#8217;acupuntora \u00e9s el dolor, sigui agut o cr\u00f2nic. En aquesta categoria entren malalties com:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>L&#8217;artritis reum\u00e0tica<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La lumb\u00e0lgia (o lumb\u00e0lgia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El mal de coll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El dolor radicular (o dolor d&#8217;una arrel nerviosa, com ara la ci\u00e0tica)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El dolor posttraum\u00e0tic o postquir\u00fargic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El dolor dental<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El mal d&#8217;espatlla,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Els c\u00f2lics biliar i renal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El mal d&#8217;est\u00f3mac<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El dolor menstrual<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El dolor facial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Les cefalees (mals de cap).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Per\u00f2 l&#8217;acupuntura \u00e9s tamb\u00e9 sol\u00b7licitada per a altres problemes cl\u00ednics molt variats, com ara:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>N\u00e0usees i v\u00f2mits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tensi\u00f3 elevada o tensi\u00f3 baixa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rinitis al\u00b7l\u00e8rgica<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La depressi\u00f3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Els efectes adversos de la quimioter\u00e0pia o radioter\u00e0pia,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La inducci\u00f3 al part, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mapa-acupuntura.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mapa-acupuntura.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mapa-acupuntura-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mapa-acupuntura-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Es_segura_lacupuntura\"><\/span><strong>\u00c9s segura l&#8217;acupuntura?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>L&#8217;acupuntura, ben feta, \u00e9s indolora i de molt escassa toxicitat. Presenta molt poques contraindicacions i no genera cap addicci\u00f3. Per\u00f2 \u00e9s una ter\u00e0pia que exigeix \u200b\u200buna especial per\u00edcia. Aix\u00f2 \u00e9s important, no nom\u00e9s pel fet de garantir pr\u00e0cticament complicacions nul\u00b7les, sin\u00f3 perqu\u00e8 la clau de la seva efic\u00e0cia resideix en la localitzaci\u00f3 exacta dels punts que s&#8217;estimulen. L&#8217;acupuntura, administrada per acupuntors no experts, ha determinat que es descriguin lesions i efectes adversos, conseq\u00fc\u00e8ncia de la manca de formaci\u00f3 de l&#8217;acupuntor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tamb\u00e9 s&#8217;han descrit infeccions com l&#8217;hepatitis B, per una mala esterilitzaci\u00f3 de les agulles, per\u00f2 aquest risc \u00e9s com\u00fa a qualsevol intervenci\u00f3 m\u00e8dica cruenta, \u00e9s a dir, que travessi la pell del pacient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Una_terapia_realment_eficac\"><\/span><strong>Una ter\u00e0pia realment efica\u00e7?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Els estudis cl\u00ednics realitzats per avaluar-ne l&#8217;efic\u00e0cia s\u00f3n innombrables, malgrat la gran dificultat que planteja dissenyar assajos en all\u00f2 que la ter\u00e0pia es pugui comparar amb placebos, o b\u00e9 en qu\u00e8 establir un pla a doble cec (esquema en qu\u00e8 ni el metge ni el pacient saben quin remei s&#8217;empra). En qualsevol cas, s\u00ed que es poden extreure algunes conclusions for\u00e7a fidedignes sobre la seva efic\u00e0cia en algunes malalties. Revisem a continuaci\u00f3 les disciplines en qu\u00e8 ha demostrat m\u00e9s efic\u00e0cia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Direm, finalment, que a Espanya, m\u00e9s de la meitat (59,8%) de la poblaci\u00f3 confia molt-bastant-alguna cosa a l&#8217;acupuntura, i que la confian\u00e7a en aquesta ter\u00e0pia augmenta segons ho fa el nivell d\u201d estudis del pacient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tractament_del_dolor\"><\/span><strong>Tractament del dolor<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ha demostrat inapel\u00b7lablement la seva efic\u00e0cia a la majoria dels dolors. Al dolor cr\u00f2nic ha demostrat ser fins i tot similar a la morfina, amb l&#8217;avantatge de no aparellar els temibles efectes de la droga. Hi ha estudis que avalen la seva efic\u00e0cia contra diverses formes de cefalees tensional, migranyes), en el dolor de l&#8217;artritis reumatoide (i aqu\u00ed sembla que alleuja la rigidesa muscular i incrementa la mobilitat), en el dolor ci\u00e0tic, l&#8217;espatlla dolorosa, la cervic\u00e0lgia, el dolor post-cirurgia, el dolor post-cirurgia, o de turmell, el colze de tenista, el dolor dental despr\u00e9s d&#8217;una intervenci\u00f3, sembla tamb\u00e9 efica\u00e7 en la fibromi\u00e0lgia i el dolor del part, encara que aix\u00f2 requereixi m\u00e9s estudis per afirmar-ho amb rotunditat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tractament_dinfeccions\"><\/span><strong>Tractament d&#8217;infeccions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La t\u00e8cnica ha demostrat certa efic\u00e0cia com a adjuvant en el tractament d&#8217;infeccions, com ara la disenteria. D&#8217;altres, com la tos ferina, o l&#8217;hepatitis B, podrien beneficiar-se d&#8217;aquesta ter\u00e0pia, per\u00f2 novament no est\u00e0 definitivament demostrat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alteracions_del_metabolisme\"><\/span><strong>Alteracions del metabolisme<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En determinades alteracions metab\u00f2liques, com la hiperuric\u00e8mia (exc\u00e9s d&#8217;\u00e0cid \u00faric) se n&#8217;ha documentat la capacitat per reduir els nivells d&#8217;\u00e0cid \u00faric i millorar, per tant, la possible gota. Tamb\u00e9 a la diabetis no insol\u00ed-dependent alguns estudis han demostrat certa efic\u00e0cia en el control de la malaltia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Neurologia\"><\/span><strong>Neurologia<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>S&#8217;ha fet servir amb cert \u00e8xit en el tractament de la par\u00e0lisi facial, per\u00f2 sobretot en el tractament preco\u00e7 de la par\u00e0lisi a conseq\u00fc\u00e8ncia d&#8217;un accident cerebrovascular, sent m\u00e9s efica\u00e7 si s&#8217;usa com a complement a la ter\u00e0pia tradicional rehabilitadora. Els resultats d&#8217;estudis en malalts en coma tamb\u00e9 semblen apuntar que podria tenir un paper efica\u00e7 en aquest problema. Igualment, passa amb l&#8217;insomni, tot i que cal investigar-ne m\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aparell_respiratori\"><\/span><strong>Aparell respiratori<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ha demostrat clara efic\u00e0cia en el tractament de la rinitis al\u00b7l\u00e8rgica, i relativa a l&#8217;asma bronquial (\u00e9s aquest cas, m\u00e9s en el manteniment a llarg termini que en el rescat de crisis agudes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/acupuntura2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/acupuntura2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/acupuntura2-440x294.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.mgc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/acupuntura2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aparell digestiu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sembla ser molt efica\u00e7 en el control de n\u00e0usees i v\u00f2mits, sobretot quan els trastorns es deuen a tractaments quimioterap\u00e8utics. Es pot utilitzar tamb\u00e9 complement\u00e0riament en el mal d&#8217;est\u00f3mac (epigastralgia) i en les disp\u00e8psies en general, aix\u00ed com en la colitis ulcerosa i la s\u00edndrome de c\u00f2lon irritable. Alguns estudis apunten que pot ser d&#8217;ajuda en la modulaci\u00f3 de la funci\u00f3 secretora biliar quan hi ha pedres a la ves\u00edcula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aparell urinari<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pot tenir certa efic\u00e0cia en l&#8217;alleujament de la retenci\u00f3 urin\u00e0ria funcional i en el dolor produ\u00eft per pedres al rony\u00f3 i vies excretores. Igualment, pot ajudar a la prostatitis cr\u00f2nica, la s\u00edndrome uretral femenina ia la profilaxi de les infeccions urin\u00e0ries recurrents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ginecologia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La seva efic\u00e0cia en aquest camp sembla que est\u00e0 recolzada per diversos estudis que mostren que \u00e9s activa en l&#8217;alleujament del dolor per dismenorrea (dolor menstrual) i en la s\u00edndrome premenstrual. La seva capacitat per estimular la contracci\u00f3 uterina s \u201cha aprofitat per intentar corregir la posici\u00f3 an\u00f2mala del fetus el tercer trimestre de l\u201d embar\u00e0s, aix\u00ed com per afavorir el treball del part. 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