A Report about the Result and Satisfaction of Korean Medicine Treatment on Dysmenorrhea Support Program of Jeollabuk-do

Young Chun Bae; Jong Cheon Joo; Bae, Young Chun; Joo, Jong Cheon

doi:10.13048/jkm.19010

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Bae and Joo: A Report about the Result and Satisfaction of Korean Medicine Treatment on Dysmenorrhea Support Program of Jeollabuk-do

Original Article

The Journal of Korean Medicine 2019; 40(1): 114-123.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.19010

A Report about the Result and Satisfaction of Korean Medicine Treatment on Dysmenorrhea Support Program of Jeollabuk-do

Young Chun Bae¹

, Jong Cheon Joo¹

¹Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University

Correspondence to: 주종천 (Jong Cheon Joo), Wonkwang University Jeonju Korean Medlcine Hospltal, 99, Garyeonsan-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Korea, Tel: +82-63-270-1073, E-mail: jcjoo@wku.ac.kr

Received March 05, 2019 Revised March 24, 2019 Accepted March 25, 2019

Abstract

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to report the result and the satisfaction of Korean medicine treatment for patients with dysmenorrhea who participated in support program of Jeollabuk-do.

Methods

The subjects of this study were 33 volunteers, suffering from primary dysmenorrhea. As the ‘Dysmenorrhea Treatment Project’, we conducted a dysmenorrhea program at 22 Korean medicine clinic and 1 Korean medicine hospital in Jeollabuk-do. From May to December 2018, we conducted the program and assessed the effect and satisfaction twice after first two menstrual cycles after Korean medicine treatment through questionnaire. They were treated by Korean medicine treatment such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, heat therapy, physical therapy and others in 2017. The results were measured by the visual analogue scale (VAS) and multidimensional verbal rating scale (MVRS) of overall pain. The disturbance in school activity for menstrual period and satisfaction of Korean medicine treatment were investigated by continuous rating scales.

Results

The VAS score of overall pain was decreased significantly. Also the amount of the analgesic taken for menstrual period and the degree of disturbance in school activity were decreased significantly. Besides, the satisfaction of Korean medicine treatment was increased.

Conclusions

This study might suggest that the Korean medicine treatment on dysmenorrhea is effective.

Keywords: Korean medicine, dysmenorrhea, acupuncture, moxibustion, heat therapy

Fig. 1

Change of the overall pain for menstrual period.

Fig. 2

Change of the disturbance in school activity for menstrual period.

Fig. 3

Change of amount of the analgesic taken for menstrual period.

Fig. 4

Satisfaction measurement of Korean medicine treatment on adolescent dysmenorrhea.

Table 1

Characteristics of the Patients Suffering from Dysmenorrhea

Variable		Value*
Age (year)		15.85±1.89
Height (cm)		159.47±5.84
Weight (kg)		57.34±9.51
BMI (weight/height²)		22.51±3.21
Menarcheal age (year)		12.24±1.09
Menstrual cycle (days)		31.18±12.37
	≤22 or ≥35	1 (3.0%)
	23–34	24 (72.7%)
	irregular	5 (15.2%)
	Not reported	3 (9.1%)
Menstrual period (days)		6.56±1.81
	≤2 or ≥8	4 (12.1%)
	3–7	29 (87.9%)
	irregular	0 (0.0%)
Begining of menstrual pain	Within two years of menarche	23 (69.7%)
Begining of menstrual pain	After two years of menarche
10 (30.3%)
Chief symptom of menstrual pain†	Abdominal pain	32 (32.7%)
	Back pain	13 (13.3%)
	Headache	13 (13.3%)
	Nausea	11 (11.2%)
	Nervousness	9 (9.2%)
	Dizziness	7 (7.1%)
	Others	13 (13.3%)
How to control menstrual pain†	Analgestic taken	29 (52.7%)
	Hot pack in the abdomen	11 (20.0%)
	Relax	7 (12.7%)
	Sleep	5 (9.1%)
	No treatment	1 (1.8%)
	Others	2 (3.6%)

BMI ; Body mass index

* The values were expressed by number or mean± standard deviation

† Multiple response

Table 2

Intervention and Pattern Identification

Variable		Value*
Herbal extract†	Hyeonbuikyeng-tang	7 (21.2%)
	Jogyeongjongok-tang	3 (9.1%)
	Kami Samool-tang	2 (6.1%)
	Jokyung-san	2 (6.1%)
	Ojeok-san	2 (6.1%)
	Others	12 (36.4%)
	Not reported	5 (15.2%)

Another treatments with herbal extract†	Moxibustion	13 (37.1%)
	Acupuncture	11 (31.4%)
	Heat therapy	7 (20.0%)
	Physical therapy	2 (5.7%)
	Exercise	1 (2.9%)
	Others	1 (2.9%)

Pattern Identification of menstrual pain†	Cold syndrome	12 (31.6%)
	Heat syndrome	5 (13.2%)
	Deficiency syndrome	12 (31.6%)
	Excess syndrome	9 (23.7%)

* The values were expressed by number (%)

† Multiple response

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