Journal of Acupuncture Research
- Volume 25 Issue 1
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- Pages.97-106
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- 2008
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- 2586-288X(pISSN)
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- 2586-2898(eISSN)
The Clinical Study on Effects of Bee Venom Pharmacupuncture Therapy in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
요추관 협착증에 대한 봉약침 병행 치료 효과의 임상적 연구
- Jeong, Seon-Mee (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Joong-Hwa Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
- Park, Chan-Kyu (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Joong-Hwa Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
- Kim, Kwang-Ho (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Joong-Hwa Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
- Kim, Ja-Young (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Joong-Hwa Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
- Sohn, Sung-Chul (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Joong-Hwa Oriental Medicine Hospital)
- 정선미 (중화한방병원 침구과) ;
- 박찬규 (중화한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
- 김광호 (중화한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
- 김자영 (중화한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
- 손성철 (중화한방병원 침구과)
- Published : 2008.02.20
Abstract
Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate the effects of Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture therapy in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Methods : We investigated 16 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. We divided patients into two groups : Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture was performed with acupuncture therapy for one group, and the other group received acupuncture therapy only. To evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment applied to the two groups, we used the Visual Analog Scale(VAS) and the Oswestry Low-back Pain Disability Index(ODI). We compared the VAS and ODI scores of the two groups statistically. Results : The Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture group received more effective relief than the acupunctureonly group as measured by decreasedpain and disability reported on the VAS and ODI by patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Conclusions: Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture therapy can be used in addition to acupuncture therapy for highly effective treatment of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Further clinical studies are needed to verify these findings.