Case Series Study of Liver-Tonification Acupuncture Treatment for Muscle Cramp of Middle-aged and Elderly (중⋅노년층의 전근증상에 대한 간정격 활용의 증례군 분석)

Lee Deuksoo (이득수); LEE KYOU YOUNG (이규영); Sangshin Park (박상신)

doi:10.18325/jkmr.2020.30.1.115

Case Series Study of Liver-Tonification Acupuncture Treatment for Muscle Cramp of Middle-aged and Elderly

Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
Abbr : JKMR
2020, 30(1), pp.115-123
DOI : 10.18325/jkmr.2020.30.1.115
Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine
Received : December 23, 2019
Accepted : January 13, 2020
Published : January 31, 2020

Lee Deuksoo ¹, LEE KYOU YOUNG ², Sangshin Park ¹

¹서울시립대학교
²상지대학교

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Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of liver-tonification acupuncture (LTA) on periodic muscle cramps (MC). Methods We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 28 patients treated for periodic MC with LTA in a Korean medicine clinic. Patients were treated with (A) LTA alone, (B) LTA and treatments for myofascial meridian, or (C) LTA and treatments for other diseases. We mainly investigated effectiveness of treatments, the number of treatments, the number of relapses, and time to relapse. Results After treatments, periodic MC disappeared in all patients except two in group C. The number of treatments in group C was significantly greater than that of group A (p<0.05). Periodic MC recurred in one patient in each of groups A and C, but symptoms disappeared after re-treatments. Periodic MC did not recur for a median of 7.0, 8.5, and 5.0 weeks in groups A, B, and C, respectively. Conclusions We found some therapeutic effects of LTA treatments for periodic MC in middle-aged and elderly patients. (J Korean Med Rehabil 2020; 30(1):115-123)

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Muscle cramp, Acupuncture, Liver-tonification acupuncture

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