KMID : 1129720060230040067
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture 2006 Volume.23 No. 4 p.67 ~ p.84
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Clinical Study about Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment according to the different type of the Meridian Pathways of the Patients who have Shoulder Pain
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Lee Hee-Yoon
Kim Sang-Heon Heo Jeong-Eun Yoon Hyun-Min Kim Won-Ill
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Abstract
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Objectives : This clinical trial is to know how significant the acupuncture treatments are which were done on appropriate acupuncture-points with using method of classification by meridian pathways along the parts of the shoulder pain.
Methods : 27 shoulder pain patients who participated in the clinical study in the Bukpyeoung haemalkeun oriental medical clinic which is located in Donghae city were classified 3 types(Yangmyeng, Soyang, Taeyang meridian type) according to their different parts of the shoulder pain. They have been acupunctured in their applied acupoints in the body 3 times a week for 4 weeks.
Results : After 4 weeks of the treatments, there were statistically meaningful treatment effect in all index in Yangmyeng meridian type. In Soyang meridian type, there were statistically meaningful treatment effect in ¡¯subjective symptom of shoulder pain¡¯,¡¯shoulder pain and disability index¡¯, ¡¯visual analog scale¡¯. In Taeyang meridian type, statistically effective treatment result was found in ¡¯shoulder pain and disability index¡¯
Conclusions : Every type has statistically meaningful treatment effects according to the analysis of the results.
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KEYWORD
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houlder pain, meridian pathway
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