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KMID : 0615720150320030163
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2015 Volume.32 No. 3 p.163 ~ p.173
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The Effect of Chinemys reevesii Gray Pharmacopuncture for Women with Knee Osteoarthritis
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Shin So-Yeon
Seo Dong-Kyun
Kim Shin-Young
Seo Jong-Cheol
Seo Yeon-Ju
Lee Yoon-Joo
Bin Chang-Hyun
Jung Taek-Geun
Song Chun-Ho
Yoon Hyun-Min
Kim Cheol-Hong
Jang Kyung-Jeon
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine whether Chinemys reevesii Gray pharmacopuncture is a clinically effective treatment for women with knee osteoarthritis.
Methods: Female patients with knee osteoarthritis were recruited from May 1st, 2014 to April 15th, 2015 at the Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine of Dong-Eui University Korean Medical Hospital. Patients were randomly assigned to two groups. 4.0 ml of Chinemys reevesii Gray pharmacopuncture was injected at acupuncture points of the experimental group(n = 24) twice a week for three weeks. The control group(n = 24) received 5 % dextrose injections in order to identically stimulate the same acupuncture points of ST35, ST34, SP9, SP10, GB34, LR8, EX-LE4, and EX-LE2. The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire(SF-MPQ), the Korean Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index(KWOMAC), and the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions(EQ-5D) were recorded to evaluate treatment efficacy at first visit, after two weeks and four weeks from the initial visit.
Results: 40 patients completed the trial. The experimental group showed more significant improvement than the control group in the scores of SF-MPQ, KWOMAC, and EQ-5D. However, there was no significant difference between groups in a few of the assessment scales.
Conclusions: Chinemys reevesii Gray pharmacopuncture can be an effective treatment in control of pain, improvement in function and health-related quality of life for women with knee osteoarthritis.
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KEYWORD
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Chinemys reevesii Gray pharmacopuncture, Knee osteoarthritis, SF-MPQ, KWOMAC, EQ-5D
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