Trends in Domestic and Foreign Clinical Research on Ultrasound-Guided Acupuncture

• Main Authors: Bo Hyun Kim (Author), Tae Han Yook (Author), Beom Yong Song (Author), Yoo Min Choi (Author), Jin Hyeon Shin (Author), Sanghun Lee (Author), Young Ju Jeon (Author), Je Heon Noh (Author), Jong Uk Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MEDrang Inc., 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Background The purpose of this study was to analyze domestic and foreign clinical research into ultrasound-guidedOriental medicine acupuncture. Methods Ultrasound-guided Oriental medicine acupuncture studies were retrieved from PubMed, CNKI,KISS, NDSL, and OASIS. Results Of 6,260 articles, 17 articles were selected. There was 1 article in 2004, 1 in 2008, 2 in 2011, 1 in 2012, 4 in 2013, 3 in 2016, 2 in 2017, and 3 in 2018. Of the 17 selected articles 6 articles were studies of omalgia, 4 of knee pain and 2 of peroneal nerve palsy. In addition, there was 1 article of occipital headache, 1 of neck pain, 1 of tarsal tunnel syndrome, 1 of angioma and 1 of hiccup. In these 17 studies the ultrasound frequency range where mentioned, was 5-14 MHz. Conclusions This study provided basic data as reference for the design of more diversified and systematic clinical research in the domestic Oriental medicine community in the future.

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2586-288X
2586-2898
10.13045/jar.2018.00255