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KMID : 0615720110280050057
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2011 Volume.28 No. 5 p.57 ~ p.64
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A Randomized Clinical Trial of Local Acupoints Compared with Distal Acupoints in Chronic Neck Pain Patients
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Kim So-Jung
Jang Jin-Young
Kim Nam-Sik
Kim Yong-Suk
Nam Sang-Su
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy after acupuncture on local acupoints group and distal acupoints group for chronic neck pain. Design : A randomized, crossover clinical trial.
Methods: From 15st, September 2010 to October 30th, 2010. 20 patients with chronic neck pain were randomly assigned to either group A or group B. Group A received acupuncture at local acupoints then after 1 week washout period acupuncture at distal acupoints. Group B received the treatment in reverse order. To evaluating efficiency and satisfaction, visual analog scale(VAS), neck disability index(NDI), cranio-cervical flextion test(C-CFT) and five-point likert scale were measured before and after each treatment.
Results: Patients in local acupoints group experienced greater improvement than distal acupoints group in VAS. Both local acupoints group and distal acupoints group showed significant improvement in NDI but not in C-CFT and the NDI score change comparison between the two groups had no significance. Local acupoints group showed more effective than distal acupoints group on five-point likert scale.
Conslusions: Local acupoints is more effective than distal acupoints in controlling pain in chronic neck pain.
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KEYWORD
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chronic neck pain, local acupoint, distal acupoint
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