Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation (한방재활의학과학회지)

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A Systematic Review of Acupuncture Treatment Effect for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

슬개대퇴통증증후군의 침 치료 효과에 대한 체계적 문헌고찰

  • Min Jun Ji (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Do Young Kwon (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Jae Eun Yang (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Ji Hyang Gu (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Min Seok Oh (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 지민준 (대전대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실) ;
  • 권도영 (대전대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실) ;
  • 양재은 (대전대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실) ;
  • 구지향 (대전대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실) ;
  • 오민석 (대전대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실)
  • Received : 2023.03.15
  • Accepted : 2023.04.17
  • Published : 2023.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to systematically review the degree of pain and function improvement in acupuncture treatment for patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were searched from Medline/PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, WanFang Data, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Citation Information by NII (CiNII), Koreanstudies Information Service System (KISS), ScienceON, KoreaMed, and Korean Medical Database (KMbase). The methodological quality of selected RCTs' were evaluated according to Cochrane RoB2 tool. Results Total of 158 studies were identified and 7 RCTs were selected for systematic review. Frequently used evaluation method were visual analogue scale and Kujala scores. All studies showed significant effect on pain reduction and knee function between before and after treatment, but showed partial significance between the intervention and control group. Conclusions Research showed that acupuncture treatment is an effective treatment for improving the pain and function of PFPS, but it is difficult to conclude that it has a significant effect compared to other treatments. Selected studies included subjective evaluation indicators and the total of selected studies were small, so the interpretation of the results is limited. Also most of the included studies are evaluated to have some concerns of bias. Therefore, subsequent research should continously be done in more objective and systematic method.

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