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KMID : 1145020180350040193
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Journal of Acupuncture Research
2018 Volume.35 No. 4 p.193 ~ p.199
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Effect of Korean Medicine Combined with Electric Moxibustion in Patients with Traffic Accident-Induced Lumbago
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Jeong Hui-Gyeong
Kwon Oh-Hoon
Park Ju-Hun
Kim Sang-Gyun
Kim Yong-Hyeon
Lee Ju-Young
Kim Eun-Ji
Kim Tae-Ju
Jeong Sang-Jun
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate electric moxibustion on patients with back paincaused by road traffic accidents.
Methods: This was a retrospective study (n = 112) comparing treatment with Korean medicine combined with electric moxibustion (n = 56), and Korean medicine alone (n = 56). Patient gender, age, Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) was recorded for each group at the time of hospital admission. Mean NRS measured weekly, mean ODI and EQ-5D scores were measured 2 weeks post-treatment, and evaluated by paired sample t test. using the Statistical Program for Social Science v. 25.0 for Windows. An independent, two-sample t test was used to test for a significant difference in the decrement of NRS, ODI and increment EQ-5D scores between groups.
Results: NRS scores decreased in both groups after 1 week of treatment (electric moxibustion, from 5.13 ± 0.79 to 3.86 ± 0.67; Korean medicine alone, from 5.18 ± 0.92 to 4.30 ± 0.94; both p < 0.001). There was a significantly greater reduction in NRS score in the electric moxibustion group (1.27 ± 0.59) than in the Korean medicine alone group (0.88 ± 0.61; p = 0.001). After 2 weeks of treatment, EQ-5D scores increased significantly in the moxibustion group (0.19 ± 0.12) compared with the Korean medicine alone group (0.13 ± 0.20; p = 0.043). After 2 weeks of treatment, NRS and ODI scores decreased in both groups. EQ-5D increased in both groups.
Conclusions: We suggest that electric moxibustion treatment may be effective for reducing early-stage back pain in patients with road traffic accident injuries.
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KEYWORD
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electric moxibustion, EQ-5D, lumbago, NRS, ODI, traffic accident
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