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A Comparative Study of Improvement of Neck Pain According to Hospitalization Period in Patients of Neck pain Caused by Traffic Accident  

Kim, Tae Gyu (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Medicine)
Seo, Young Woo (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Medicine)
Kim, Yoo Jong (Dept. of Rehabilitation, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Medicine)
Lee, Jeong Ryol (Dept. of Rehabilitation, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Medicine)
Choi, Jae Young (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Medicine)
Kim, Ji Su (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Medicine)
Kim, Seh Young (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Medicine)
Park, Han Sol (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Medicine)
Jeon, Eun Jeong (Dept. of Gyeonggido Medical Center, Paju Hospital)
Kim, Ki Ok (Dept. of Spine Center, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Medicine)
Lee, Min Ho (Dept. of Spine Center, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Medicine)
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Journal of Acupuncture Research / v.33, no.3, 2016 , pp. 189-195 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The aim of this study was to compare improvement according to the hospitalization period of patients with neck pain as a result of traffic accidents. Methods : Patients of 59 cases with neck pain induced by traffic accidents were investigated. Based on their hospitalization period, 59 subjects were divided into two groups: A group with a shorter hospitalization period and B group with a longer hospitalization period. Each group was treated by the same therapies including acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and herbal medicine. To compare the treatment effects of the two groups, the Visual Analog Scale(VAS) was used. Statistical analysis between two groups was assessed using the chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U Test and paired t-test through the SPSS 12.0 Windows program. Results : After admission treatment, both A and B group showed a significant decrease in their VAS scores. In addition, B group, of which the hospitalization period was longer than A group, showed a significant improvement in comparison to A group in its VAS score. Conclusion : This study suggests that pain control is more effectively achieved in patients that received more than 8 days of admission treatment compared to those who received less than 7 days of admission treatment.
Keywords
Neck pain; Traffic accident Hospitalization period; Korean medical treatment; Korean medicine;
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