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http://dx.doi.org/10.14406/acu.2020.020

Korean Medicine Treatment Including Capsaicin-containing (CP) Pharmacopuncture for Acute Low Back and Hip Pain: A Case Report of 3 Patients  

Jeong, Jin-Ho (Jisung-Kyunghee Korean Medicine Clinic)
Hwang, Ji Hye (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University)
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture / v.37, no.3, 2020 , pp. 191-197 More about this Journal
Abstract
This case study reports the clinical response to Korean Medicine (KM) treatments including capsaicin-containing (CP) pharmacopuncture in three patients with acute low back and hip pain. Three patients were diagnosed with acute lumbar sprain, and were treated with CP pharmacopuncture, and other KM treatments including acupuncture, cupping, and herbal medicine. Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Oswestry Disablility Index (ODI), and Clinical Evaluation Grade (CEG) were used to evaluate symptom changes. After one or two treatments, acute pain with limited range of motion in the low back and thigh region improved with a decrease in NRS, ODI, and CEG. These results suggest that further studies on KM treatments including CP pharmacopuncture for acute low back and hip pain are warranted.
Keywords
acute pain; low back pain; CP pharmacopuncture; capsaicin; case report;
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