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KMID : 0615720110280020001
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2011 Volume.28 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.11
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Interview Survey Methods for Moxibustion Treatment of Knee Pain, Neck Pain and Back Pain: Subject to Oriental Doctors in Seoul
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Lee Young-Rye
Kim Eun-Jung
Cho Hyun-Seok
Lee Seung-Deok
Kim Kap-Sung
Kim Kyung-Ho
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Abstract
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Objectives : The aim is to comprehend the difference of moxibustion used according to applied body parts (knee pain, neck pain, back pain) to oriental doctors running clinic in Seoul.
Methods : A sampling of 288 oriental doctors running clinic in Seoul was done and the doctors were asked to fill out 20 questions by interviewing directly from Nov. 23. 2009 to Jan. 9. 2010.
Results: The result shows that moxibustion was used for knee pain and back pain more than neck pain. The type of moxibustion mostly used was sticker moxibustion for all three symptoms. Burn marks were left mostly in knee and back pain. Most large volume of moxa was used to back pain. More than half of the oriental doctors used 1-3 acupoints for one procedure and on average 2-3 sessions was done. Patients with knee pain and back pain had more than 4 sessions compared to neck pain. Treatments were mostly done 3 times a week, and as for total treatment period, it took less than 1 week for acute symptom, and it took more than 1 week and less than 5 weeks for chronic symptom.
Conclusions: This research shows that the method of moxibustion used differs according to the area of treatment(knee pain, neck pain, back pain) by survey of oriental doctors through direct interviews.
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KEYWORD
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moxibustion, survey, knee pain, neck pain, back pain, treatment method
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