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A Descriptive Analysis of 199 Marathon Participants with Acute Sport Injuries Treated by Acupuncture in the Prehospital Setting  

Kim, Kun Hyung (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital, Pusan National University)
Noh, Seung Hee (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital, Pusan National University)
Kim, Yu Ri (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital, Pusan National University)
Lee, Byung Ryul (Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Kim, Jae Kyu (Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Yang, Gi Young (Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
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Journal of Acupuncture Research / v.30, no.1, 2013 , pp. 35-41 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : This study aimed to perform descriptive analysis on demographic characteristics and symptom distribution of 199 marathon participants in Pusan, Korea. Methods : Brief medical charts of 199 marathon participants in 11 marathon rallies who had visited the emergency medical support team of Korean Medicine Hospital, Pusan National University were collected. Participants' demographic and clinical characteristics were descriptively analyzed. Results : More than two third of participants who have visited the support team was male(71.9 %) and their mean age was 44.0(years). The main intervention was manual acupuncture with vigorous stimulation techniques. Most of treated symptoms were lower extremity pain(77.0 %). Knee pain was the most frequently recorded symptoms, following the ankle pain. No information on the safety of acupuncture treatments were reported in the records. Conclusions : Symptom distribution of marathon participants who have visited the emergency medical support team of Korean Medicine Hospital was similar to previous literatures of acute injuries of marathon athletes and runners. The role of acupuncture for emergency support care of acute injuries in marathon participants should be further explored in well-designed clinical studies.
Keywords
Aacupuncture; Marathon; Acute injury; Emergency care; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Sports injury;
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