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KMID : 0615720160330040121
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2016 Volume.33 No. 4 p.121 ~ p.136
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Review of Clinical Studies on Acupuncture for Shoulder-hand syndrome
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Lee Eun-Ji
Jo Hee-Geun
Kim Shin-Ae
Kwon Min-Gu
Hyun Min-Kyoung
Yoon Tae-Kyung
Kim Seon-Wook
Jeong Joo-Yong
Yang Tae-Jun
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Abstract
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Objectives: Despite various treatment for Shoulder-hand syndrome being presented, only a few studies that examine the direct efficacy of acupuncture exist. The aim of this study is to establish a base for further research by reviewing studies on acupuncture treatment for Shoulder- hand syndrome.
Methods: Clinical studies involving the effects of acupuncture for Shoulder-hand syndrome, published on July 19th 2016, were obtained from Pubmed, RISS, OASIS, the Journal of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion, the Journal of Korean institute of pharmacopuncture, the Korean Journal of Acupuncture, NDSL, Korean Traditional Knowledge Portal, DBpia, and KISS. Selected studies were evaluated by the Jadad scale and FEAS.
Results: Among a total of two hundred and fifteen articles, thirteen articles (RCT 9, SR 1, Meta analysis 1, CCT 1 article, Case series 1) that meet the criteria were selected. Among 13 articles, one article was published in Korea. And apart from this one article, twelve studies were published in China. All studies reported that the experimental group treated by acupuncture had significantly better effects compared to the control group. However, the overall quality assessment of the studies is low.
Conclusions: Despite several limitations, various studies to prove limited yet effective acupuncture treatment on Shoulder-hand syndrome provides much significance. Subsequent studies conducted by the complementary systematic review of the studies and well-designed clinical trials using the methodological quality will be needed to more firmly validate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on Shoulder-hand syndrome.
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KEYWORD
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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Acupuncture, Complex regional pain syndrome, Shoulder-hand syndrome
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