Clinical Study about Shoulder Pain by Oriental Medical Treatment and Oriental-Western Medical Treatment

Abstract

Objectives This study is for comparing the results in two groups of using Oriental medical treatment only with using Oriental-Western medical treatment together to shoulder pain patients. Methods 49 shoulder pain patients who participated in the clinical study both at the Bukpyeoung Haemalkeun Oriental Medical Clinic and at the Bukpyeoung Medical Clinic in Donghae city were classified 2 groups. Group A was treated with Oriental medical therapy only and group B was treated with Oriental-Western medical treatment together. They have been treated 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Results After 1, 2 and 4 weeks of each treatment, the scores of the two groups in 'Subjective symptoms of shoulder pain', 'Indisposition index of every day life', 'Shoulder pain and disability index', 'Visual analog scale' became signific antly lower than those before treatment. Conclusion Treatment of group B was better than treatment of group A but, there was no significant difference in therapeutic action between two groups.

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“…Occuring of pain with cramp and unabling to raise shoulder or to rotate head when disease deteriorates. 1,2,3,5,10,11,12,14,15,20,21,22,23,24,26,28,29,30,32 7 Foot greater Yang meridian pattern Headache with neck and shoulder pain, neck and spine stiffness, axillary and supraclavicular pain. 1,2,3,5,6,15,20,21,22,24,32 References : these are the number of the order in which they are described in table 1.…”

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“…또한 진통 작용, 진정작용, 위장관 및 혈관의 이완작용 등의 효과로 기능성 위장장애, 만성위염 등 소화기질환 뿐 아니라 현훈, 고혈압, 만성피로증후군 등 폭넓게 활용된다 6 . 앞서 서론에서 언급한 구 등 7 , 원 등 8 , 서 등 9 의 연구와 더불어 위 처방을 사용하여 어지 럼 증상에 효과를 보인 안 등 6, 박 등 15 , 이 등 16 의 연구들뿐만 아니라 위장장애에 半夏白朮天麻湯을 투여하여 호전을 보고한 박 등 10 의 증례가 있었다.…”

“…그 중 가장 흔 한 BPPV는 이석조각이 내림프액에서 나와 이상흐 름을 유발하는 질환인데 일반적으로 Dix-hallpike 검사로 진단이 가능하다 5 . 메니에르병은 돌발성 현 훈, 난청, 이명 혹은 이충만감을 특징으로 하는 질 환으로 내림프수종이라는 병리로 정의되어 있다 16 . 특징으로는 어지럼이 20분 이상, 일반적으로 수 시간 동안 발생하며 회전성 양상을 띠고 보통 수평 또 는 수평 회시성 안진이 동반된다 16…”

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