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KMID : 0895820120220040115
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2012 Volume.22 No. 4 p.115 ~ p.122
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A Comparative Study of Improvement of Pain and Physical Function According to Cervical Spine Curvature in Patients of Neck Pain Caused by Traffic Accident
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Kim Sun-Min
Kim Jee-Yong
Jun Byung-Chul
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Abstract
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Objectives : The aim of this study was to compare improvement of pain and physical function according to cervical spine curvature on neck pain patients induced in traffic accident.
Methods : We investigated patients of 78 cases with neck pain induced in traffic accident. Based on Cobb`s method[C1-C7], 78 subjects were divided into hyperlordosis group, normal group, hypolordosis group. We treated each group by the same therapies acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, herbal medicine. To compare the treatment effects of three groups, we used numeric rating scale(NRS), neck disability index(NDI).
Results : Improvement in NRS of neck pain and NDI, there were no significant difference among the groups.
Conclusions : There was no relation between improvement of neck pain and physical function and cervical curvature.
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KEYWORD
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Cervical spine curvature, Whiplash injury, Neck pain
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