Bee Venom Acupuncture for Neck Pain: A Review of the Korean Literature.
Toxins (Basel)
; 15(2)2023 02 04.
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Bee venom is a natural toxin that is effective in treating various types of pain. The purpose of this paper was to review all the features of clinical studies conducted on bee venom acupuncture (BVA) for the treatment of neck pain in Korean publications. Six Korean databases and 16 Korean journals were searched in August 2022 for clinical studies on BVA for neck pain. We identified 24 trials that met our inclusion criteria, of which 316 patients with neck pain were treated with BVA. The most common diagnosis in the patients with neck pain was herniated intervertebral discs (HIVDs) of the cervical spine (C-spine) (29.2%), and the concentration and dosage per session were 0.05-0.5 mg/mL and 0.1-1.5 mL, respectively. The visual analog scale was most often measured for neck pain severity (62.5%), and all clinical research reported improvements in 16 outcome measures. This study shows that BVA could be recommended for the treatment of neck pain, especially HIVD of the C-spine; however, the adverse effects of BVA must be examined in future studies.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Venenos de Abeja
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Terapia por Acupuntura
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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En
Revista:
Toxins (Basel)
Año:
2023
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Article