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KMID : 1138520020050020063
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Journal of Pharmacopuncture
2002 Volume.5 No. 2 p.63 ~ p.70
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Effects of Bee Venom Acupuncture on the Rehabilitation and Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
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Lee Sang-Hoon
Lee Hyun-Jong
Park Sang-Min
Kim Su-Young
Park Jae-Kyung
Hong Seung-Jae
Yang Hyung-In
Choi Do-Young
Kim Keon-Sik
Lee Yun-Ho
Lee Jae-Dong
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Abstract
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Objective: To evaluate the effects of bee venom acupuncture(BVA) on the rehabilitation and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis(RA) patients.
Methods: Patients with RA were treated with the BVA therapy twice a week for 3 months. Tender joint counts, swollen joint counts, morning stiffness, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate(ESR), C-reactive protein(CRP), patient global assessment, physician global assessment, Korean health assessment questionnaire(KHAQ) were estimated and analyzed before and after BVA therapy.
Results: Tender joint counts, swollen joint counts, morning stiffness showed significant decrease after BVA therapy. But, as acute inflammatory reactants, ESR showed no significant difference and CRP showed significant increase after BVA therapy. Patient global assessment, physician global assessment, and KHAQ index showed significant improvement after BVA therapy.
Conclusions: BVA therapy can improve rehabilitation and health-related quality of life in RA patients as well as clinical symptoms and signs. Further study is required in more population with large scale including acute inflammatory reaction of BVA therapy.
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KEYWORD
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Bee venom acupuncture, Rheumatoid arthritis, quality of life, HAQ
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