The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves (척추신경추나의학회지)

Korean Society of Chuna manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves (척추신경추나의학회)
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Effect of Bee-venom Acupuncture on Low Back Pain by Traffic Accidents

교통사고 후 발생한 요통에 대한 봉약침 치료의 효과

  • Lee, Jae-Hoon (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Bu-cheon Jaseng Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jun-Soo (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Bu-cheon Jaseng Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Yang, Kee-Young (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Bu-cheon Jaseng Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Han, Sang-Yeob (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibution, Bu-cheon Jaseng Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Young (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibution, Bu-cheon Jaseng Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Hwang, Eun-Mi (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongguk University Bundang Hospital)
  • 이재훈 (부천자생한방병원 재활과) ;
  • 김준수 (부천자생한방병원 재활과) ;
  • 양기영 (부천자생한방병원 재활과) ;
  • 한상엽 (부천자생한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 이재영 (부천자생한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 황은미 (동국대분당한방병원 재활과)
  • Received : 2011.11.28
  • Accepted : 2011.12.11
  • Published : 2011.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Bee-venom acupuncture on low back pain by traffic accidents. Methods : We included 34 patients with low back pain caused by TA for this study. The experimental group was treated by usual therapy plus Bee-venom acupuncture therapy, the control group was treated by usual therapy such as acupunture therapy and herbal medicine therapy. Oswestry Disability Index(ODI) and Visual Analog Scale(VAS) were evaluated at 4 week from baseline for the treatment effect in the both group. Results : After the subjects being treated by Bee-venom or general acupuncture therapy. It was detected that the scores of ODI and VAS in both groups decreased at the 4 week from baseline. There was significant difference between both groups in the VAS. However, there was no significant difference between both groups in the ODI. Conclusions : The results suggested that bee-venom acupuncture was effective on low back pain by traffic accidents.

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