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http://dx.doi.org/10.13045/jar.2021.00087

A Retrospective Chart Review of 122 Inpatients with Knee Osteoarthritis Treated with Korean Medicine: An Analysis of the Effects of Treatment  

Yoo, Dong-Hwi (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Park, Han-Bin (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Jang, Won-Suk (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kwon, Oh-Bin (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Choi, Ki-Won (Department of Internal Korean Medicine, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Lee, Yu-Jin (Department of Internal Korean Medicine, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Lee, Sang-Gun (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Choi, Jae-Yong (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kim, Ho (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Jang, Seon-Woo (Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
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Journal of Acupuncture Research / v.38, no.3, 2021 , pp. 205-218 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: Korean medicine treatment was assessed in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) according to subgroups of: sex, age, cause of knee OA, body mass index, hospitalization period, history, OA compartment, phenotype, and comorbidity. Methods: A retrospective review was performed of 122 inpatients who were admitted to the Hospital of Korean Medicine for Korean medicine treatment of knee pain, and were diagnosed with knee OA based on magnetic resonance imaging findings. Analysis of patient subgroups (sex, age, cause of knee OA, body mass index, hospitalization period, history, OA compartment, phenotype, and comorbidity) was carried out and treatments including acupuncture, cupping, pharmacopuncture, herbal medicine, chuna therapy, medicinal steaming therapy, manual therapy, and extracorporeal shock wave therapy were listed. The numeric rating scale (NRS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and 5-level EuroQol- 5 Dimension (EQ-5D-5L) scores were measured before and after treatment to assess the effects of treatment on pain and quality of life. Results: Seventeen males and 105 females were included in this study. Most patients were in their 60s. In the total study population, NRS, WOMAC, and EQ-5D-5L scores were improved statistically significant when comparing before and after treatment. The NRS and WOMAC scores improved statistically significant in the medial, patellofemoral, medial + patellofemoral, medial + lateral + patellofemoral compartment. Conclusion: Korean medicine treatment significantly reduced pain, stiffness, and physical dysfunction, and improved the quality of life of patients with knee OA, suggesting that it may be an effective alternative to the current conservative treatments.
Keywords
acupuncture; knee osteoarthritis; Korean traditional medicine; pharmacopuncture;
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