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KMID : 1138520100130030109
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Journal of Pharmacopuncture
2010 Volume.13 No. 3 p.109 ~ p.120
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A Case Study Of Patients With Knee Joint Pain Treated With Rubiae Radix Pharmacopuncture
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Lee Jin-Bok
Im Jeong-Gyun
Cho Yi-Hyun
Kim Jong-Uk
Yook Tae-Han
Song Beom-Yong
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Abstract
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Purpose:This study was to investigate the clinical effect of Rubiae Radix pharmacopuncture on knee joint pain.
Methods:The patients were treated by Rubiae Radix pharmacopuncture, Acupuncture, herbal medicine. To evaluate the effect of the treatment, The patient’s symptoms were assessed by Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) Score, Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score(KOOS) and physical examinations.
Results: In all cases, the pain was reduced significantly according to improvement of VAS score, KOOS and active Range Of Motion(ROM) of knee joint. VAS score and KOOS of all cases were decreased. In two cases, ROM of knee joint has improved. But in one case, ROM of knee joint has still been restricted. But there are no noticeable changes in physical examinations.
Conclusions:These results suggest that Rubiae Radix pharmacopuncture might be an effective method to treat patients with knee joint pain. But, It’s necessary to have more observations and experiments with Rubiae Radix pharmacopuncture.
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KEYWORD
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Knee joint pain, Rubiae Radix, Pharmacopuncture, Korean medicine
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