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Effect of Korean Medicine Combined with Electric Moxibustion in Patients with Traffic Accident-Induced Lumbago

  • Jeong, Hui-Gyeong (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kwon, Oh-Hoon (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Park, Ju-Hun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Gyun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Hyeon (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Ju-Young (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Ji (Department of Internal Medicine of Korean Medicine, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Ju (Department of Internal Medicine of Korean Medicine, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Jeong, Sang-Jun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University)
  • Received : 2018.08.01
  • Accepted : 2018.08.29
  • Published : 2018.11.30
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Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate electric moxibustion on patients with back pain caused by road traffic accidents. Methods: This was a retrospective study (n = 112) comparing treatment with Korean medicine combined with electric moxibustion (n = 56), and Korean medicine alone (n = 56). Patient gender, age, Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) was recorded for each group at the time of hospital admission. Mean NRS measured weekly, mean ODI and EQ-5D scores were measured 2 weeks post-treatment, and evaluated by paired sample t test. using the Statistical Program for Social Science v. 25.0 for Windows. An independent, two-sample t test was used to test for a significant difference in the decrement of NRS, ODI and increment EQ-5D scores between groups. Results: NRS scores decreased in both groups after 1 week of treatment (electric moxibustion, from $5.13{\pm}0.79$ to $3.86{\pm}0.67$; Korean medicine alone, from $5.18{\pm}0.92$ to $4.30{\pm}0.94$; both p < 0.001). There was a significantly greater reduction in NRS score in the electric moxibustion group ($1.27{\pm}0.59$) than in the Korean medicine alone group ($0.88{\pm}0.61$; p = 0.001). After 2 weeks of treatment, EQ-5D scores increased significantly in the moxibustion group ($0.19{\pm}0.12$) compared with the Korean medicine alone group ($0.13{\pm}0.20$; p = 0.043). After 2 weeks of treatment, NRS and ODI scores decreased in both groups. EQ-5D increased in both groups. Conclusion: We suggest that electric moxibustion treatment may be effective for reducing early-stage back pain in patients with road traffic accident injuries.

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