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KMID : 0615720130300050235
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2013 Volume.30 No. 5 p.235 ~ p.246
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Effects of Acupuncture on Acute Musculoskeletal Pain Transferred from Emergency Department: Case Report
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Noh Seung-Hee
Kim Yu-Ri
Kim Kun-Hyung
Lee Chang-Hyung
Ryu Ji-Ho
Kim Jae-Kyu
Lee Byung-Ryul
Yang Gi-Young
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to report the effects of acupuncture on the patients with severe acute musculoskeletal pain transferred from emergency department(ED).
Methods: Three patients were transferred from ED of western medicine, and treated with Korean medicine treatments composed of acupuncture mainly and cupping, herbal steaming, and herbal decoction additionally.
Results: All patients showed pain-reduction and relaxation both physically and mentally immediately after the first acupuncture treatment. In cases 1 and 2, the pain numerical rating scale(NRS) decreased after the day of admission from 8 to 4 and 10 to 2, respectively. In case 3, pain NRS also gradually decreased from 8 to 4 after three days.
Conclusion: Acupuncture was effective for immediate pain reduction in patients with severe acute musculoskeletal pain transferred form ED. Further studies are warranted to confirm the immediate pain-reduction effect of acupuncture on acute musculoskeletal patients visiting or transferred from ED.
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KEYWORD
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Acupuncture, Acute musculoskeletal pain, Pain-reduction, Emergency department.
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