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KMID : 0615720100270030015
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2010 Volume.27 No. 3 p.15 ~ p.23
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Clinical Study of the Effects of Juglandis Semen Pharmacopuncture Therapy on Chronic Shoulder Pain
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Choi Han-Na
Youn Hyoun-Min
Son In-Suk
Jang Kyung-Jeon
Jang Sun-Hee
Sun Mi Park
Park Ga-Young
Park Jae-Hong
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Juglandis Semen Herbal Acupuncture Therapy on Chronic Shoulder Pain.
Methods : Clinical studies on shoulder pain were carried out on 34 patients who were treated at Department of Acupuncture & Moxibusition, Samse Oriental Hospital from June 1, 2009 to October 15, 2009. Subjects were divided into two groups: Experimental group(Group A, n=17) and Control group(Group B, n=17). Group A were treated by common acupuncture therapy, cupping therapy and Juglandis Semen Pharmacopuncture Therapy and Group B were treated by common acupuncture therapy & cupping therapy. All patients in both groups were treated three times a week over 3 weeks. For evaluating change of pain, we used Shoulder Pain and Disability Index(SPADI), Visual Analogue Scale(VAS), Degree of feeling inconvenient in everyday life and Degree of subjective symptoms of shoulder pain. Evaluations were made at baseline and after one week, two weeks and three weeks of treatment.
Results : Both group showed chronic shoulder pain decrease after 3 weeks of treatment. But Group A showed better effect on decreasing SPADI, VAS, Degree of feeling inconvenient in everyday life and Degree of subjective symptoms of chronic shoulder pain than Group B.
Conclusions : According to the above-mentioned results, it seems that Juglandis Semen Pharmaco- puncture Therapy could be applied as the effective method for reducing shoulder pain.
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KEYWORD
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Juglandis Semen Pharmacopuncture Therapy, shoulder pain, VAS, SPADI
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