Journal of Acupuncture Research

Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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Clinical Study on Effect of Ginger Herbal Acupuncture Therapy on Shoulder Pain of Paralytic Patients

생강약침(生薑藥鍼)이 중풍후유증(中風後遺症)으로 인(因)한 견비통(肩臂痛)에 미치는 효과

  • Heo, Sung-Woong (Dept. of Acupunture & Moxibustion, School of Oriental Medicine, Dong Eui University) ;
  • Kwon, Mi-Jung (Dept. of Acupunture & Moxibustion, Samse Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hong-Gi (Dept. of Acupunture & Moxibustion, School of Oriental Medicine, Dong Eui University) ;
  • Jung, Kyoung-Keun (Dept. of Acupunture & Moxibustion, School of Oriental Medicine, Dong Eui University) ;
  • Kim, Soo-Min (Dept. of Acupunture & Moxibustion, School of Oriental Medicine, Dong Eui University) ;
  • Min, Young-Kwang (Dept. of Acupunture & Moxibustion, School of Oriental Medicine, Dong Eui University) ;
  • Ahn, Chang-Beohm (Dept. of Acupunture & Moxibustion, School of Oriental Medicine, Dong Eui University) ;
  • Song, Choon-Ho (Dept. of Acupunture & Moxibustion, School of Oriental Medicine, Dong Eui University) ;
  • Youn, Hyoun-Min (Dept. of Acupunture & Moxibustion, School of Oriental Medicine, Dong Eui University) ;
  • Jang, Kyung-Jun (Dept. of Acupunture & Moxibustion, School of Oriental Medicine, Dong Eui University)
  • 허성웅 (동의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 권미정 (삼세한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 김홍기 (동의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 정경근 (동의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 김수민 (동의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 민영광 (동의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 안창범 (동의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 송춘호 (동의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 윤현민 (동의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 장경전 (동의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실)
  • Published : 2006.10.20
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this research is to study the effect of Ginger-Herbal acupuncture on shoulder pain of cerebral paralytic patients. Methods : 53 person were selected among patients hospitalized in Dong-eui Oriental medical hospital from 1st, May, 2005 to 1st, Oct, 2005. They were divided into two groups, i.e acupuncture group and ginger-herbal acupuncture group. For 2 weeks, 22 patients were treated by ginger-herbal acupuncture treatments and 31 patients were treated by only acupuncture treatments. Research tools are Visual Analogue Scale by Cline et al. for measuring the severity of shoulder pain, and measured Range of Movement of shoulder joint Results : The ginger-herbal acupuncture treatments group showed significant pain decrease while acupuncture treatments group showed pain decrease. The range of shoulder movement was not significantly improved in both 2 groups. Conclusion : Based on the above results, it can be determined that ginger-herbal acupuncture therapy can be used as the effective treatments for reducing of shoulder pain. But more cases are to be studied in order to make more effective treatments in the case of shoulder pain of paralytic patients.

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