Recent Research Trends in Moxibustion Treatment in Korea

Abstract

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.

Needling Method of Acupoint GB30: Based on Neuroanatomical Approach to the Principal Symptoms of GB30

“…국내외 문헌에 나타난 환도의 자침 깊이와 방법은 Table 4 [28][29][30][31][32][33][34] 와 같다. 국내외 문헌에서 자침 깊이는 약 30 mm-70 mm 사이 로 다양하게 나타났고 대부분의 자침방법은 직자였다.…”