Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation (한방재활의학과학회지)

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An Analysis of the Trends of Korean Medicine Treatments for Trigger Finger

방아쇠 수지에 대한 한의학적 치료 연구 동향 분석

  • Choi, Jae-Yong (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Gun (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Ho (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Yoo, Sang-Joon (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Dong-Hyeob (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Do-Hoon (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Ki-Won (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Yu-Jin (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
  • 최재용 (해운대자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 이상건 (해운대자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 김호 (해운대자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 유상준 (해운대자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 강동협 (해운대자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 이도훈 (해운대자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 최기원 (해운대자생한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 이유진 (해운대자생한방병원 한방내과)
  • Received : 2021.09.02
  • Accepted : 2021.09.30
  • Published : 2021.10.31
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Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this review is to analyze the trends of Korean medicine treatment for trigger finger. Methods Clinical papers using Korean medicine to treat trigger finger were searched in five online databases-Koreanstudies Information Service System, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, ScienceON, Research Information Sharing Service, and PubMed. Nine studies were selected, and we analyzed their characteristics according to the author, year, number/gender/age of patients, duration of disease, duration of treatment, intervention method, measurement methods, and results. Results Seven case report studies, one prospective observational study, and one randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were selected in online databases, and there were no review studies. The most frequently used therapies were pharmacopuncture and acupuncture treatment. visual analogue scale, Quinnell's classification of triggering, was frequently used for measurement methods. All nine studies had therapeutic effects. Conclusions We reviewed studies of Korean medicine treatments for trigger finger, in this study. However, there are limitations that seven of the nine selected papers were case papers, and the number of papers was small. This paper suggests that a higher level of research and more studies on Korean medicine treatments of trigger finger need to be conducted.

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