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KMID : 0615720020190020189
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2002 Volume.19 No. 2 p.189 ~ p.200
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Clinical Study on Effect of Carthmi-Flos Herbal acupuncture therapy on Osteoarthritis in Knee Joint
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Abstract
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Objective : This study is designed to find out the effects of Carthmi-Flos herbal acupuncture theraphy on knee joint with osteoarthritis.
Methods : 32 cases of diagnostic patient with the osteoarthritis of knee joints by biochemical method, X-ray analysis and hematologic & serologic tests are divided Carthmi-Flos herbal acupuncture theraphy Group(HAG, 16 peples) and non-Carthmi-Flos herbal acupuncture theraphy Group(NHAG, 16 peoples) at Ik-San Oriental medical hospital in wonkwang university from Ith June 2000 to 31th January 2002. After treatment, we evaluated the effect per each group .
Results : 1. In the both HAG and NHAG females were much more than males. Sixty aged patients were the most in the HAG(56.3%) and Seventy aged patients were the most in the NHAG(68.8%).
2. Over 5 years duration of disease in HAG was the most(37.5%). 6 months and over 5 years duration of disease in NHAG was the most(each 31.3%).
3. Two groups were not improved chronic stage(over 5 years).
4. The effect of treatment by condition of patients was follows: After treatment, Grade Ⅳ & Ⅲ were decreased 75.0% in HAG and 56.2% in NHAG
5. In the distribution of treatment progression : 15 cases(93.7%) were recoverd in HAG but 14 cases(87.5%) in NHAG.
6. After comparing the results before and after treatment, we found 93.3% of patients showed recovery at anterior area and 88.9% showed at posterior.
Conclusion : These results shows that Carthmi-Flos(CF) herbal acupuncture treatment has good effect on osteoarthritis in knee joint. Futhermore it is possible that CF acupuncture is one of the promising candidates for long-term therapy of osteoarthritis.
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