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Effects of Acupuncture on Acute Musculoskeletal Pain Transferred from Emergency Department: Case Report

응급실에서 전원된 급성기 근골격계 환자의 통증에 미치는 침치료의 효과: 증례보고

  • Noh, Seung Hee (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Yu Ri (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Kun Hyung (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Chang Hyung (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Ryu, Ji Ho (Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Jae Kyu (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Byung Ryul (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Yang, Gi Young (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
  • 노승희 (부산대학교 한방병원 침구의학과) ;
  • 김유리 (부산대학교 한방병원 침구의학과) ;
  • 김건형 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 임상의학3부 침구의학과) ;
  • 이창형 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 재활의학과) ;
  • 류지호 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 응급의학과) ;
  • 김재규 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 임상의학3부 침구의학과) ;
  • 이병렬 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 임상의학3부 침구의학과) ;
  • 양기영 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 임상의학3부 침구의학과)
  • Received : 2013.11.11
  • Accepted : 2013.11.27
  • Published : 2013.12.20
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Abstract

Objectives : The aim of this study was to report the effects of acupuncture on the patients with severe acute musculoskeletal pain transferred from emergency department(ED). Methods : Three patients were transferred from ED of western medicine, and treated with Korean medicine treatments composed of acupuncture mainly and cupping, herbal steaming, and herbal decoction additionally. Results : All patients showed pain-reduction and relaxation both physically and mentally immediately after the first acupuncture treatment. In cases 1 and 2, the pain numerical rating scale(NRS) decreased after the day of admission from 8 to 4 and 10 to 2, respectively. In case 3, pain NRS also gradually decreased from 8 to 4 after three days. Conclusion : Acupuncture was effective for immediate pain reduction in patients with severe acute musculoskeletal pain transferred form ED. Further studies are warranted to confirm the immediate pain-reduction effect of acupuncture on acute musculoskeletal patients visiting or transferred from ED.

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