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KMID : 1123920190330040233
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2019 Volume.33 No. 4 p.233 ~ p.238
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Effects of Korean Medicine on Post-rotator Cuff Surgery Patients : A Retrospective Observational Study
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Park Jeong-Wook
Oh Min-Seok
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Abstract
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Korean medicine treatments on pain reduction and functional improvement of patients after rotator cuff surgery. We studied 10 patients who had admitted to Dunsan Korean Medical hospital after have being diagnosed as rotator cuff tear and got a surgery at other hospital from April 30, 2014 to April 30, 2019. This study was conducted as retrospective study which analyzes patient's medical records. Statistical analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS statistics 24 program. We used Numeric Rating Scale to evaluate pain reduction, Range of Motion to evaluate shoulder functional improvement and Five-point likert scale to evaluate the patient's satisfaction. The result showed that Korean medicine treatments statistically significantly reduced pain on the patients after rotator cuff surgery. Although there were improvement of Range of Motion, it wasn't statistically significant. In conclusion, we found that the Korean medicine treatments showed a positive effect on pain reduction of patients after rotator cuff surgery and got a high satisfaction.
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KEYWORD
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Rotator cuff tear, NRS, ROM, Shoulder pain, Korean medicine
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