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KMID : 0615720130300010035
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2013 Volume.30 No. 1 p.35 ~ p.41
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A Descriptive Analysis of 199 Marathon Participants with Acute Sport Injuries Treated by Acupuncture in the Prehospital Setting
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Kim Kun-Hyung
Noh Seung-Hee
Kim Yu-Ri
Lee Byung-Ryul
Kim Jae-Kyu
Yang Gi-Young
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study aimed to perform descriptive analysis on demographic characteristics and symptom distribution of 199 marathon participants in Pusan, Korea.
Methods : Brief medical charts of 199 marathon participants in 11 marathon rallies who had visited the emergency medical support team of Korean Medicine Hospital, Pusan National University were collected. Participants’ demographic and clinical characteristics were descriptively analyzed.
Results : More than two third of participants who have visited the support team was male(71.9 %) and their mean age was 44.0(years). The main intervention was manual acupuncture with vigorous stimulation techniques. Most of treated symptoms were lower extremity pain(77.0 %). Knee pain was the most frequently recorded symptoms, following the ankle pain. No information on the safety of acupuncture treatments were reported in the records.
Conclusions : Symptom distribution of marathon participants who have visited the emergency medical support team of Korean Medicine Hospital was similar to previous literatures of acute injuries of marathon athletes and runners. The role of acupuncture for emergency support care of acute injuries in marathon participants should be further explored in well-designed clinical studies.
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KEYWORD
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Aacupuncture, Marathon, Acute injury, Emergency care, Musculoskeletal symptoms, Sports injury
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