Publications by authors named "Woo Dong Lee"
Purpose: In Korea, complex treatments such as acupotomy, acupuncture, and physical therapy are performed for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Although there are reports of acupotomy as monotherapy or acupuncture treatment for LSS, pragmatic studies are lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effectiveness and safety of acupotomy for LSS to provide baseline evidence for a large-scale study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Thread embedding acupuncture (TEA) is a widely used clinical procedure for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. However, few clinical studies have been conducted on the efficacy and safety of TEA for knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and data from randomized controlled trials are lacking. This randomized controlled pilot study aimed to assess the feasibility of conducting large-scale studies on the efficacy and safety of TEA for KOA.
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- Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a condition causing neurological symptoms due to narrowing in the spine, typically managed with conservative treatments rather than surgery.
- Acupotomy, a minimally invasive technique combining acupuncture with small scalpels, is gaining attention, yet there’s insufficient data from well-structured clinical trials on its effectiveness for LSS.
- This pilot study will involve 40 participants over 8 weeks, comparing standard acupuncture and interferential therapy with and without added acupotomy, aiming to gather data on pain relief and mobility improvements.