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A Review of Clinical Research on Korean Medicine for Shoulder Pain Conducted in Korea

어깨통증의 한의학적 치료에 대한 국내 임상 연구 고찰

  • Kim, Chan-young (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Yang, Ji-hye (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Chae, In-cheol (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Choi, In-woo (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Ryu, Ju-young (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Jung, Eun-sun (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kim, Yoon-sik (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Seol, In-chan (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Yoo, Ho-ryong (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 김찬영 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학) ;
  • 양지혜 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학) ;
  • 채인철 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학) ;
  • 최인우 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학) ;
  • 유주영 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학) ;
  • 정은선 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학) ;
  • 김윤식 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학) ;
  • 설인찬 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학) ;
  • 유호룡 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학)
  • Received : 2020.06.19
  • Accepted : 2020.08.13
  • Published : 2020.09.01
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Abstract

Objectives: Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal complaint that necessitates physician consultation and significantly diminishes patients' quality of life. In this review, we analyzed clinical studies that investigated the use of Korean Medicine for the treatment of shoulder pain. Methods: We searched the online Korean databases, such as KMBase, DBpia, NDSL, RISS, KISS, and OASIS for clinical studies that report the use of Korean Medicine for shoulder pain. We analyzed the included studies with regard to study design, interventions, evaluations, and results. Results: We analyzed data from the following 29 studies: 14 clinical trials (which included 9 randomized controlled trials) and 15 observational studies (which included 11 case reports). In this review, we observed that post-stroke shoulder pain was the most common cause of shoulder pain, which was reported in 13 out of 29 studies (44.8%), although in actual clinical practice, patients are more likely to present with primary shoulder pain. Most included studies (72.4%) reported manual acupuncture as the most common intervention for shoulder pain. More than 50% of the studies used range of motion (58.6%) and the numeric rating scale (51.7%) to evaluate shoulder function and pain, respectively. Although the result was not statistically significant in all included studies, most studies concluded that Korean Medicine could be considered an effective treatment option in patients with shoulder pain. Conclusions: Based on analysis of studies included in this review, Korean Medicine can be considered useful clinical treatment for shoulder pain.

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