111
Participants
Start Date
February 28, 2013
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2013
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2013
herbal medicine
120ml of Chuna herbal medicine(Ostericum koreanum, Eucommia ulmoides, Acanthopanax Sessiliflorus, Achyranthes bidentata, Psoralea corylifolia, Peucedanum japonicum, Cibotium barometz, Lycium chinense, Boschniakia rossica, and Cuscuta chinensis) taken twice a day 30 minutes after meals for more than 2 months
Chuna manual therapy
A type of Korean spinal manual therapy administered 5\~10 minutes at physician's discretion 1-2times a week for more than 2 months Applies mobilization using High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude thrusts to joints slightly beyond the passive ROM and manual force within the passive ROM without thrusts.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture using sterilized disposable needles, sized 0.30X40mm. Needles left for 15\~20 minutes, selecting 6 acupoints(both BL23, BL24, BL25 ) and other acupoints at physician's discretion, using a total of 10\~20 acupoints 1-2times a week for more than 2 months
Bee-venom pharmacoacupuncture/pharmacoacupuncture
pharmacoacupuncture using 30G sterilized bee venom. Selecting 6 acupoints(both BL23, BL24, BL25) and other acupoints at physician's discretion, concentration 10,000:1, 0.1 cc per acupoint, total amount injected 1.0 cc/session 1-2times a week for more than 2 months
Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine, Seoul
Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
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