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KMID : 0895820110210040087
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2011 Volume.21 No. 4 p.87 ~ p.96
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A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Eastern-Western Integrative Medicine for Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Lee Seung-Jin
Shin Byung-Cheul
Song Geun-Seong
Hwang Eui-Hyoung
Yun Young-Ju
Cho Hyun-Woo
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aims to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of Eastern-Western integrative medicine for musculoskeletal disorders compared with Eastern or Western Medicine.
Methods: Systematic searches of 9 major Korean databases were conducted for articles published up to July 2011. Searching keyword was “Integrative Medicine”. Prospective studies dealt with musculoskeletal disorders by Eastern-Western integrative medicine were included. Quality assessment of included studies was evaluated by Cochrane risk of bias tool.
Results: 470 studies in total were searched. Among them, 7 studies met our inclusion criteria(3 randomized controlled clinical trials, 2 non-randomized controlled trials and 2 uncontrolled clinical trials). Included studies dealt with lumbar pain(3), shoulder pain(2), pain after traffic injury(1), spinal compression fracture(1). Eastern-Western integrative medicine showed better or equal effect for the treatment of various musculoskeletal disorders compared with Eastern or Western medicine alone.
Conclusions: There is very weak evidence for the effectiveness of Eastern-Western integrative medicine for musculoskeletal disorders compared with Eastern or Western medicine alone. Well designed randomized controlled trials with rigorous methodology are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of Eastern-Western integrative medicine objectively in the future.
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KEYWORD
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Musculoskeletal disorder, Eastern-Western integrative medicine, Clinical research, Systematic review, Eastern medicine, Western medicine
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