The Comparative Study on the Effect of Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture Treatment and Hwangryun Pharmacopuncture Treatment of Cervical Disc Herniation

Abstract

Objectives : This study was designed to compare the effect of bee venom pharmacopuncture treatment and Hwangryun pharmacopuncture treatment in patients with cervical disc herniation Methods : This study was done on 48 cases of patients with cervical disc herniation diagnosed by MRI, symptoms and physical test who admitted in Bu-cheon Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine from January 1st, 2012 to August 31th, 2012. We divided patients into two groups. Bee venom group was treated by bee venom pharmacopuncture treatment and Hwangryun group was treated by Hwangryun pharmacopuncture treatment. We measured the efficacy of treatment with numerical rating scale(NRS) and neck disability index(NDI). The evaluations performed at admission day and 14th day after admission. Results : In both bee venom group and Hwangryun group, NRS and NDI decreased significantly in statistics as treatment was performed. Though bee venom group showed a decreasing NRS and NDI score compared to Hwangryun group, there is no statistical significant difference between the result of both groups. Conclusions : The result of this study suggest that both bee venom pharmacopuncture treatment and Hwangryun pharmacopuncture treatment is effective in reducing pain for patients with cervical disc herniation. Further clinical research is needed to verify these results and findings.

Usage report of pharmacopuncture in musculoskeletal patients visiting Korean medicine hospitals and clinics in Korea

“…The safety of Shinbaro pharmacopuncture has been demonstrated in single intramuscular dose toxicity tests [25] and repeated intramuscular dose toxicity tests [26]. The effects of bee venom [27] and Hwangryunhaedok [28] in spinal diseases have also been reported, indicating that clinically preferred pharmacopuncture types are mainly evidence-based. It may be further conjectured that use of evidence-based pharmacopuncture is gaining in popularity amongst KMDs through heightened credibility drawing from various clinical study results [4].…”

Trend of Pharmacopuncture Therapy for Treating Cervical Disease in Korea

“…Among the 25 selected theses, 13 used Bee venom pharmacopuncture, among which a study by Park et al [ 12 ] involved a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with Hwangryun pharmacopuncture. In six theses, Ouhyul pharmacopuncture was used, and among them, a study conducted by Kim et al [ 13 ] comparison of the effect of ShinBaro pharmacopuncture to the effect of Ouhyul pharmacopuncture.…”

“…Among them, in the studies by Lee et al [ 14 ] and Shin et al [ 15 ], Bee venom pharmacopuncture was used; in the study by Gwon et al [ 16 ], Scolopendra pharmacopuncture was used. Among the selected theses, in the studies by Park et al [ 12 ], Lee et al [ 17 ], Lee et al [ 18 ], Woo et al [ 19 ], Jang et al [ 20 ], and Kim et al [ 13 ], the effect of pharmacopuncture for treating cervical pain was investigated through RCTs. For example, in the studies by Park et al [ 12 ] and Kim et al [ 13 ], the results achieved using Hwangryun pharmacopuncture and Bee venom pharmacopuncture were compared, as were the results achieved using Shin- Baro pharmacopuncture and Ouhyul pharmacopuncture.…”

A Retrospective Study on Combined Traditional Korean Medicine Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy Patients Who Underwent Ineffective Epidural Steroid Injection Treatment

“…Combined traditional Korean medicine treatment is an alternative for patients whose symptoms are not relieved through the use of epidural steroid injection. There are many studies that show the effectiveness of traditional Korean medicine treatment for cervical radiculopathy [5][6][7]. Treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation has been reported [8], however, no research on treatment after ineffective epidural steroid injection of the cervical region has been reported.…”