외측상과염 침 치료의 혈위 선택에 대한 예비연구

The Pilot Study of Acupoints in Acupuncture Therapy for Lateral Epicondylitis

Objectives Acupuncture is well-known to good alleviation of pain. The purpose of this paper is to establish theoretical base upon which to choose acupoints in acupuncture therapy for lateral epicondylitis. Methods NML Medline(pubmed), KISTI(Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information), OASIS(Oriental Medical Advanced Searched Integrated System) were searched for clinical trials investigating the efficacy of acupuncture on treatment of lateral epicondylitis or tennis elbow from 1990 to 2011. We checked frequency of all acupoints and matched up to anatomical structure. Results 1. Most frequently used acupoints are LI10, LI11, LI4, LI12, TW5, LU5. 2. Base designed acupoints are L10, L11, LI4, and extensor carpi radialis longus problem can relate with L12, biceps brachii problem can relate with LU5, distal radio-ulnar joint problem relate with TW5. Conclusions These result suggest that the treatment using acupoints of lateral epicondylitis can choose by classification in anatomic pathology.