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KMID : 0615720160330040065
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2016 Volume.33 No. 4 p.65 ~ p.72
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A Web-based Survey for Assessment of Korean Medical Treatment Clinical Practice Patterns for Neck Pain and Cervical Intervertebral Disc Displacement
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Suh Chang-Yong
Lee Yoon-Jae
Kim Mi-Riong
Bae Young-Hyeon
Kim Ho-Sun
Kim No-Hyeon
Yang Kyu-Jin
Lee Gi-Bum
Ha In-Hyuk
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Abstract
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Objectives: While neck pain is highly prevalent in Korea, studies examining its Korean medical treatment are currently lacking. The aim of this study was to assess current Korean medical treatment practice patterns for neck pain.
Methods: A preliminary questionnaire was developed to investigate current practice patterns of neck pain and cervical intervertebral disc displacement (IDD) treatment, and underwent further revision through external review. The final questionnaire was distributed as a web-based survey to 18,289 potential respondents by email.
Results: The response rate was 3.34 %. Most participants replied that they received multiple Korean medicine interventions for neck pain treatment consisting of such methods as acupuncture, wet cupping, interferential current therapy and electroacupuncture. A total of 378 respondents acknowledged that diagnostic testing was needed for neck pain treatment. The most commonly used Korean Standard Classification of Diseases (KCD) principal diagnosis code for neck pain was M542, and for cervical IDD was M501.
Conclusions: This survey study helps determine current practice patterns of neck pain, and recognizes the need for use of diagnostic devices in neck pain treatment. These results are further anticipated to provide basic data for clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and future studies using Korean National Health Insurance and Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service data.
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KEYWORD
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Neck Pain, Intervertebral Disc Displacement, Practice Guideline, Survey, Questionnaire, Korean Standard Classification of Diseases
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