Journal of Haehwa Medicine (혜화의학회지)

Research Institute of Korean Medicine (대전대학교 한의학연구소)
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The Comparative Study on the Bee-Venom Therapy and Common Acupuncture Therapy for the Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)

상완골 외상과염(Tennis elbow)에 대한 봉독약침치료와 일반 침치료의 비교연구

  • An, Geun-hyeong (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Hyun (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Byung-ryul (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon Univ.)
  • 안근형 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 이현 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 이병렬 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실)
  • Accepted : 2004.10.13
  • Published : 2004.12.30
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Abstract

Objective : The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of Bee-Venom Therapy and common acupuncture therapy for the lateral epicondylitis. Methods : This study has been carried out for 24 cases of ankle sprain patients who have visited Dr. An Keun Hyeong's Oriental Clinic from april 1, 2004 to august 30, 2004. We have treated 12 cases of them by Bee-Venom therapy(group I) and the other 12 cases by common acupuncture therapy(group II). And we have compared those two group. Results : 1. There were statistical significance on the pain and grip strength with bee-venom therapy group. 2. There were statistical significance on the pain and grip strength with common acupuncture therapy group. 3. Bee-venom therapy group was more statistical significance than common acupuncture therapy group on the pain. 4. There were no statistical significance between bee-venom therapy group and common acupuncture therapy group on the grip strength.

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