Clinical practice guidelines for the use of traditional Korean medicine in the treatment of patients with traffic-related injuries: An evidence-based approach

et al. 2021

Healthcare

This cross-sectional study investigated the correlation between parents’ perception and their children’s traditional Korean medicine (TKM) use reported by parents in order to discover policy intervention points and provide a reference for establishing generalized TKM policies. Participant data from a 2017 national survey on TKM usage was divided into two groups based on the children’s TKM use reported by parents. The female participants’ children had a higher rate of experience in using TKM (8.1%; p = 0.029). Additionally, 91.4% of the parent group with a child who used TKM turned out to have used TKM, which was higher than 71.9% of the parents whose children never used TKM (p < 0.001). As for the awareness on the use of TKM, 44.0% of the parents with a child who experienced TKM answered they were aware of it, while only 35.3% of the parent group whose child never experienced TKM did so (p = 0.033). The present study suggests that parental experience in using TKM could have an impact on the children’s TKM use reported by parents. Further study is necessary to assess which parental factor (awareness level, medical disorder to be treated, therapy, therapeutic efficacy, the purpose of visit, sex, age, etc.) has a close relationship with TKM usage experience of their children.

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confidence: 99%

The Use of Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM) by Children: A Correlational Study between Parent’s Perception and Their Children’s Use Reported by Parents

Kim¹,

et al. 2021

Healthcare

“…Finally, many clinical trials in Korea for patients involved in traffic accidents are based on IKM [ 15 , 34 , 35 , 36 ]. As for the effect of IKM, clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) [ 37 ] for the use of Korean traditional medicine in the treatment of patients with traffic accident-related injuries suggested that herbal medicine, acupuncture, chuna manual therapy, and pharmacopuncture are recommended in patients with WAD grades 1 and 2 [ 9 ]. In addition, the effects of IKM on patients with WADs have been demonstrated in several previous studies [ 15 , 34 , 35 , 36 ].…”

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“…The number of patients seeking Korean traditional medicine after a traffic accident and the related expenses have increased. Indeed, Korean traditional medicine accounted for 27.7% of all traffic accident-related treatments in 2016 [ 9 , 10 , 11 ]. Acupuncture treatment is the main method of Korean traditional medicine, and the existing studies based on the effects of acupuncture treatment on cervical pain after whiplash injury have generally highlighted its effectiveness [ 12 , 13 , 14 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Intensive Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment (MSAT) Is Effective for Patients with Acute Whiplash Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Kim

Lee

et al. 2020

JCM

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In this single-center, parallel, randomized controlled trial, we aim to examine the effects and safety of motion style acupuncture treatment (MSAT; a combination of acupuncture and Doin therapy) on pain reduction and functional improvement in patients with whiplash-associated disorders (WADs). Ninety-seven patients with cervical pain admitted to the Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, South Korea, due to acute whiplash injury were treated with integrative Korean medicine (IKM) with (MSAT group, 48 patients) or without (control group, 49 patients) an additional 3-day MSAT during hospitalization (5–14 days) and followed-up for 90 days. The mean numeric rating scale (NRS) scores of the MSAT and control groups at baseline were 5.67 (95% confidence interval (CI), 5.33, 6.01) and 5.44 (95% CI, 5.06, 5.82), respectively, and on day 5, 3.55 (95% CI, 3.04, 4.06) and 4.59 (95% CI, 4.10–5.07), respectively. The NRS change difference between the groups was −1.07 (95% CI, −1.76, −0.37). The rate of recovery of neck pain (NRS score change ≥ 2 points) was significantly faster in the MSAT than in the control group (log-rank test p = 0.0055). IKM treatment combined with MSAT may be effective in reducing the pain and improving the range of motion in patients with WADs.

“…TKM services in the private sector are provided differently, according to the demands of the residents. Currently, TKM practitioners use acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, herbal medicine, cupping, chuna, moxibustion, and other forms of intervention for treating conditions (e.g., disc-related disease, osteoarthritis, shoulder pain, back pain, sprain) [ 21 , 22 ]. Local governments provide various forms of TKM services in their own way [ 23 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Current Status of Traditional Korean Medicine Services in Public Sector: A Study for Integrating Traditional Korean Medicine into Community Care System

Sung

Kim³

et al. 2021

Healthcare

Korea is currently executing a pilot program for community care of its aging population and aims to implement community care systems on a national scale by 2025. This study examines the traditional Korean medicine (TKM) service to be provided within community care by understanding the current status of TKM services. The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW) sent official letters to 242 local governments (cities, districts, and counties) from October to November 2019 to survey the status of the public TKM services provided in 2018. The items of the survey included basic demographic information as well as information that could reveal how the program was implemented. In 112 local government jurisdictions (response rate 46.3%), a total of 867 TKM service programs were in place. As a result of the survey, it was revealed that they did not have any service manuals or evaluation results. To provide home-care-based TKM service for the elderly as an integrated part of a community care system, it is necessary to develop, distribute, and evaluate a standard service manual including an evaluation index by the central government.