Comparison of Treatment Effects and Allergic responses to stiff neck between Sweet Bee Venom and Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture (A pilot study, Double blind, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trail)

• Main Authors: Kyoung-hee Lee, Hyoun-min Youn, Woo-shin Ko, Choon-ho Song, Kyung-jeon Jang, Chang-beohm Ahn, Cheol-hong Kim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute 2008-12-01
• Series: Journal of Pharmacopuncture
• Subjects: Sweet Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture; Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture; Stiff neck
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2008.11.4.039
• ISSN: 2093-6966; 2234-6856

Objective : The purpose of this study is to investigate the difference of treatment effects and allergic responses to stiff neck between Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture and Sweet Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture. Methods : Forty one patients who felt stiff neck were randomly divided into two groups, a Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture group(group Ⅰ) and a Sweet Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture group(group Ⅱ). Evaluations of the treatment effects were made before and after a treatment using Visual Analog Scale(VAS), Neck Disability Index(NDI), Clinical Evaluation Grade(CEG). The comparison of allergic responses was measured with VAS. The obtained data were analyzed and compared with SPSS. Results : The group Ⅰ and group Ⅱ showed significant improvement(p<0.05) according to the VAS, NDI, CEG. And the differences between the two groups were insignificant according to VAS, NDI, CEG. But allergic responses such as localized edema, localized itching were significantly lower in group Ⅱ than group Ⅰ. Conclusions : It seems that there are no big different treatment effects between the two groups. Sweet Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture appears to be more effective measurement against allergic reactions than the Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture. Further studies are needed for the comparison of Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture and Sweet Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture.