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KMID : 1147820140030010079
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Journal of Naturopathy
2014 Volume.3 No. 1 p.79 ~ p.87
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Efficiency of Thermotherapy and Qi-therapy on the Cervical Range of Motion
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Lee Seok-Bok
Lee Min-Sun
Lee Hyung-Hwan
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Abstract
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This study was conducted on 102 patients suffering with shoulder pain to investigate the effects of thermotherapy, qi-therapy (sanggido therapy) and combined treatment of thermotherapy and qi-therapy on their limited CROM (Cervical range of motion). In this clinical study, the patients were divided into 3 groups: thermotherapy, qi-therapy, and combined treatment with thermotherapy and qi-therapy. The healing effects were compared and analyzed before and after the treatment. Cervical flexion angle has increased by 2.7%, 5.2% and 11.4% with the treatment of thermotherapy, qi-therapy and combined treatment with thermotherapy and qi-therapy, respectively, which is considered statistically significant (p<.05). The average of cervical extension angle has increased by 4.1% 5.6% and 8.5% with the treatment of thermotherapy and qi-therapy, respectively. Particularly, the extension angle was improved by 8.5% to 66.34o with a combined treatment with thermotherapy and qi-therapy; the results in 3 different groups are considered statistically significant. Right cervical flexion angle has increased by 3.5%, 7.5% and 10.2% with the treatment of thermotherapy, qitherapy and combined treatment with thermotherapy and healing tough, respectively, which is considered statistically significant (p<.05). Left cervical flexion angle has increased by 7.6%, 11.7% and 9.8% with the treatment of thermotherapy, qi-therapy and combined treatment with thermotherapy and qi-therapy, respectively, which is considered statistically significant (p<.05). Cervical right rotation angle has increased by 1.5%, 4.8% and 7.9% with the treatment of thermotherapy, qi-therapy and combined treatment with thermotherapy and qi-therapy, respectively, which is considered statistically significant. Left cervical rotation angle has increased by 3.4%, 6.9% and 9.3% with the treatment of thermotherapy, qi-therapy and its combined treatment with thermotherapy and qi-therapy, respectively, which is considered statistically significant (p<.05). A significant increase was found in all groups being treated with 3 different therapies. A significant increase was found in both left and right cervical flexionand rotation angles in patients presenting with shoulder pain and abnormal range of motion, which is considered statistically significant. However, thecombined therapy has been shown to bemore effective. In conclusion, both thermotherapy and qi-therapy proven to improve the pains, especially its combined treatment was shown to be more effective natural healing therapy.
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KEYWORD
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cervical spine, range of motion, thermotherapy, qi-therapy, sanggido therapy
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