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KMID : 0615720130300020009
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2013 Volume.30 No. 2 p.9 ~ p.15
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Effect of Moxibustion Therapy on Ryodoraku Score of the Patients with Degenerative Arthritis of Knee Joint
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Oh Myung-Jin
Song Ho-Sueb
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study was done for reporting the effect of moxibustion therapy on Ryodoraku score of the patients with degenerative arthritis of knee joint
Methods : We investigated 65 cases of patients with degenerative arthritis of knee joint, and devided patients into two groups : One group treated by moxibustion therapy, which was not applied to the other group we analyzed of each group the Ryodoraku score(F1, F6) of each group before and after moxibustion therapy and compared it.
Results : 1. In moxibustion therapy group compared with baseline, at final, Ryodoraku score(F1, F6) was significantly increased.
2. At final, moxibustion therapy group showed significant increase on Ryodoraku score(F1, F6) score compared with non moxibustion therapy group.
Conclusions : It is suggested that Ryodoraku score(F1, F6) should be available for diagnosing degenerative arthritis of knee joint.
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KEYWORD
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Degenerative arthritis, Knee joint, Moxibustion therapy, Ryodoraku score(F1, F6)
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