Demographic characteristics and medical service use of failed back surgery syndrome patients at an integrated treatment hospital focusing on complementary and alternative medicine: a retrospective review of electronic medical records

Objective. To report the patient demographics and nonsurgical…

Safety of Acupuncture and Pharmacopuncture in 80,523 Musculoskeletal Disorder Patients

We investigated the range and frequency of significant adverse…

Effects of Shinbaro pharmacopuncture in sciatic pain patients with lumbar disc herniation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Lumbar disc herniation is a major cause of sciatica…

Anti-osteoporotic activity of harpagide by regulation of bone formation in osteoblast cell culture and ovariectomy-induced bone loss mouse models

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Harpagide, an iridoid glucoside,…

A survey among Korea Medicine doctors (KMDs) in Korea on patterns of integrative Korean Medicine practice for lumbar intervertebral disc displacement: Preliminary research for clinical practice guidelines

BACKGROUND: Patients seek Korean Medicine (KM) treatment for…

Liver enzyme abnormalities in taking traditional herbal medicine in Korea; A retrospective large sample cohort study of musculoskeletal disorder patients

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The objective of this study…