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A Study on the Characteristics of Low Back Pain and Shoulder-Arm Pain Patients by Sasang Constitution

  • Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
  • Abbr : J Sasang Constitut Med
  • 2017, 29(4), pp.336-346
  • DOI : 10.7730/JSCM.2017.29.4.336
  • Publisher : The Society of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine
  • Published : December 31, 2017

신우용 1 Go, Ho Yeon ORD ID 1 Jeong, Su-hyeon 1 Shin, Miran 1

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ABSTRACT

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of low back pain and shoulder arm pain patients according to the Sasang Constitution. Method We classified Seventy-nine participants by their Sasang Constitution. We investigated various aspects of the participant‘s pain such as the location of pain, diseases and Syndrome Differentiation etc. then intended to confirm relationship the Sasang Constitution and these research items through the statistics analysis. Results The numbers of lower back pain patients was statistically higher in Soyangin group than any other groups and the number of shoulder arm pain patients was statistically higher in Taeeumin group or Eumin group (Taeeumin group and Soeumin group) than Soyangin group. The number of diabetes patients and obesity patients was statistically higher in Taeeumin lower back pain patients, and that of obesity patients was statistically higher in Taeeumin shoulder arm pain patients than any other groups. The numbers of shoulder arm pain patients due to blood stasis and lower back pain patients due to kidney deficiency were statistically higher in Soyangin group than any other groups. The numbers of shoulder arm pain patients due to phlegm fluid retention and lower back pain patients due to phlegm fluid retention were statistically higher in Taeeumin group than any other groups. Conculsions The characteristics of lower back pain and shoulder arm pain could be different according to Sasang constitution.

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