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The Effects of Dry Cupping Therapy on the Shoulder Pain and Fatigue of Nurses

건부항요법이 간호사의 견통과 피로도에 미치는 영향

  • Sohn, Dorina (Head Nurse, Pusan National University Hospital) ;
  • Yoon, Hyun-Min (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Jung, Hyang-Mi (Department of Nursing, Dong-Eui University)
  • 손도리나 (부산대학병원, 동의대학교 대학원) ;
  • 윤현민 (동의대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 정향미 (동의대학교 자연과학대학 간호학과)
  • Received : 2011.05.26
  • Accepted : 2011.05.31
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

Objective : This research was done to identify the effects of dry cupping therapy on the shoulder pain and fatigue of nurses. Methods : The research design was time series design. The participants were 27 nurses with shoulder pain at P University Hospital in Busan metropolitan city from July 6, 2009 to August 3, 2009. The dry cupping therapy was done 4 times, twice a week for 2 weeks. Before intervention, the severity and frequency of pain and fatigue were measured three times at one week intervals, and then those were measured after one week and two weeks of experimental treatment. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired t-test and repeated measure ANOVA with the SPSS program. Results : There were statistically significant difference in severity and frequency of shoulder pain, and fatigue after dry cupping therapy. Dry cupping therapy was effective for the management of shoulder pain and fatigue among nurses in this study. Conclusion : Therefore dry cupping therapy can be considered an effective nursing intervention that relieves shoulder pain and fatigue of nurses.

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