title: Clinical Review of the Effects of Chukyu (spinehealing) Pharmacopuncture in the Treatment of Lumbago and Skelalgia Patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to report the effects of Chukyu (spine-healing) pharmacopuncture treatment in patients with lumbago and skelalgia.
  
  
  METHODS
  This clinical study included 45 patients who were treated for lumbago and skelalgia at the Department of Acupuncture and Moxibusition, Dong-Eui University College of Oriental Medicine, from July 5, 2011, to January 31, 2012. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups: Chukyu (spinehealing)- pharmacopuncture-treated group (experimental group, n = 23) and normal saline-pharmacopuncture-treated group (control group, n = 22). Patients in the experimental group were treated with acupuncture and Chukyu (spine-healing) pharmacopuncture while those in the control group were treated with acupuncture and normal saline pharmacopuncture. To estimate the efficacy of controlling pain, we checked the visual analog scale [VAS], and to estimate the improvement of the symptoms, we evaluated by pain rating scale [PRS] and the Oswestry low-back pain disability index [ODI].
  
  
  RESULTS
  A comparison of the experimental and the control groups showed more significant improvements in the VAS, PRS, and ODI for the experimental group than for the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chukyu (spine-healing) pharmacopuncture can be used for effective treatment in patients with lumbago and skelalgia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dong-Eui University College of Oriental Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoo-Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dong-Eui University College of Oriental Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dong-Eui University College of Oriental Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Yeob
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dong-Eui University College of Oriental Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyeong-A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dong-Eui University College of Oriental Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Cheol-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dong-Eui University College of Oriental Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Jun
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Dong-Eui University College of Oriental Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Won-Il
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Dong-Eui University College of Oriental Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Gyun
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dong-Eui University College of Oriental Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Yoon
keywords: chukyu (spine-healing)pharmacopuncture; lumbago; skelalgia