The Study on Correlation between the KL-Grade and Improvement of Knee Pain Treated by Korean Medicine Therapy (KL-Grade의 정도와 슬관절 통증의 한의학적 치료 효과의 상관성 연구)

Gi-Eon Lee (이기언); Suk-Won Huh (허석원); 이현호; 정성현; 조경상; Si-Hoon Han (한시훈); Ji Hoon Choi (최지훈); 노지애

The Study on Correlation between the KL-Grade and Improvement of Knee Pain Treated by Korean Medicine Therapy

Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
Abbr : JKMR
2017, 27(3), pp.137-146
Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

Gi-Eon Lee ¹, Suk-Won Huh ¹, 이현호 ¹, 정성현 ¹, 조경상 ¹, Si-Hoon Han ¹, Ji Hoon Choi ¹, 노지애 ¹

¹대전자생한방병원

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ABSTRACT

ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to compare the effects between the KL-Grade and improvement of knee pain treated by Korean Medicine therapy.Methods114 patients who received inpatient treatment from July 2014 to May 2017 in the Daejeon Jaseng of Korean Medicine Hospital were divided into 5 groups by the KL-Grade. All patients received a combination of treatment including acupunture, pharma-copunture, herbal medication. They were compared and analyzed on the basis of improve-ment between measuring Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC Index), EuroQol-5 Dimension Index (EQ-5D Index) as they were hospitalized and as they were discharged. The statistically significance was eval-uated by SPSS 23.0 for windows.ResultsAfter treatment, KL-Grade 0 group’s Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC Index), EuroQol-5 Dimension Index (EQ-5D Index) improvement was 2.02±1.69, 7.50±9.67 and 0.11±0.15 respec-tively. KL-Grade 1 group’s improvement was 2.09±1.23, 11.75±13.99 and 0.12±0.13respectively. KL-Grade 2 group’s improvement was 1.60±1.07 and 14.70±14.19 respec-tively. But In this group, EQ-5D Index has decreased by 0.01±0.10. KL-Grade 3 group’s improvement was 1.88±1.31, 7.81±13.35 and 0.13±0.20 respectively (p＜0.034). In the case of KL-Grade 4, the population was not statistically significant (N=2) and therefore ex-cluded from statistical significance. And there was no statistically significance between 4 group’s improvement after treatment (p＞0.05).ConclusionsThe above study showed that Korean medicine treatments showed sig-nificant therapeutic effects on knee pain and degenerative knee joints, but there was no sig-nificant difference in the effectiveness of degenerative arthritis (KL-Grade). (J Korean Med Rehabil 2017;27(3):137-146)

KEYWORDS

Acupuncture, Korean Medicine, Osteoarthritis, Knee pain, KL-Grade

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