Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science (대한물리치료과학회지)

Korean Physical Therapy Science (대한물리치료과학회)
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The research about the pain-relieving effects of the tennis elbow - only one time shot with yellow-head acupuncture on Quchi, Zhouliao and Zulingqi -

테니스엘보의 통증감소 효과에 관한 연구 - 곡지(曲地).주료.족림읍(足臨泣) 혈(穴)에 황두침(黃頭針)으로 1회 자침시(刺針時) -

  • Park, Cheol-Hwi (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Hanlyo University) ;
  • Kim, Chan-Kyu (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Hanlyo University) ;
  • Cho, Byeong-Mo (Dept. of Prosthetic & Orthotic, Korea National of college Rehabilitation & Welfare)
  • 박철휘 (한려대학교 물리치료학과) ;
  • 김찬규 (한려대학교 물리치료학과) ;
  • 조병모 (국립한국재활복지대학.의료보장구과)
  • Published : 2003.03.30
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Abstract

In this study, a group of 25 patients between the ages of $22{\sim}55$ received acupuncture treatments for tennis elbow. The variance has some high value. 1. The distribution of an age group in 22 to 55 and the average age of men is $40.9{\pm}9.3$ and the average age of women is $39.5{\pm}3.6$. Total average age is $40.4{\pm}8.4$. 2. Before the acupuncture treatments the average pain degree for the group is $4.72{\pm}0.6$ and after treatments, it is $2.36{\pm}1.6$. Statistically, the variance has some high value. 3. There were statistically significant difference in the pain degree before and after the acupuncture treatment according to the age. By these results, acupuncture treatments will be useful to the first-line treatment for tennis elbow.

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