• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.1561-1566
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• 2012

쑥뜸의 효능이 광범위하고 특별한 부작용이 적어서 예로부터 쑥뜸이 많이 시행되어 왔고, 현재에도 다양하게 활용되고 있다. 그러나 종래의 간접 쑥뜸방식은 쑥을 연소시킬 때 연기발생과 더불어 재를 청소해야 하는 등의 문제점이 있었다. 이에 이 연구에서는 현재 쑥뜸 문제점의 해소방안을 찾고자 설문조사를 실시하였다. 그 결과 80% 응답자가 현재 사용하고 있는 쑥뜸기구가 매우 불편한 것으로 조사되었다. 그 대표적인 불편한 점으로는 쑥뜸기구의 고정문제, 연기발생문제, 뜨거움 문제 등으로 조사되었다. 이에 쑥뜸의 대중화를 위해 편리하고 효율적이면서 반복 재현성이 있는 새로운 쑥뜸기구의 개발이 요구된다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2020

A total of 1,235 studies were retrieved on June 23, 2019, from 3 databases. Selected 59 studies were evaluated by year of publication, study type, subject condition/disease, acupoint, standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of moxibustion (STRICTOM), Cochrane risk of bias (RoB), and risk of bias assessment tool for non-randomized study (RoBANS). Most studies were conducted in 2011, after which the number of studies decreased. The most common study type was 25 case reports (CR), 16 uncontrolled clinical trials (UCT), 11 randomized controlled trials (RCT), and 7 controlled clinical trials (CCT). Moxibustion treatment was mainly used for musculoskeletal and circulatory diseases/conditions. A total of 83 acupoints were used, A-shi points being the most used. As for STRICTOM, an average of 7.4 items were satisfactory for UCT and CR without a control group, and an average of 9.4 items were satisfactory for RCT and CCT. RCT was assessed using the RoB, and many items were rated as uncertain. In this study, the need for RCT of moxibustion treatment in Korea was identified. The detailed description of study methods and results will provide evidence for the efficacy of moxibustion treatment in preventive and therapeutic aspects of Korean traditional medicine.