Table 3 Treatment duration, diagnostic imaging and Korean medicine service use of traffic accident patients
From: Characteristics and status of Korean medicine use in whiplash-associated disorder patients
N | % | Period, mean ± SD | Number of treatment sessions, mean ± SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment duration (weeks), mean ± SD | 8287 | 32.6 ± 55.3 | 7.2 ± 10.2 | |
0 ≤ ≤1 | 3304 | 39.9 | 1.9 ± 2.5 | 1.7 ± 0.9 |
2 ≤ ≤4 | 2436 | 29.4 | 16.7 ± 5.9 | 5.1 ± 2.5 |
5 ≤ ≤12 | 1678 | 20.3 | 48.8 ± 15.2 | 11.2 ± 6.8 |
13 ≤ ≤26 | 625 | 7.5 | 120.2 ± 26.9 | 21.7 ± 13.6 |
> 26 | 244 | 2.9 | 270.4 ± 82.5 | 39.1 ± 23.4 |
Korean medicine treatment | ||||
Acupuncture | 7991 | 96.4 | 29.0 ± 40.8 | |
Cupping | 7769 | 93.7 | 14.0 ± 18.7 | |
Pharmacopuncture | 7659 | 92.4 | 6.3 ± 7.2 | |
Herbal medicine | 7532 | 90.9 | 4.8 ± 5.8 | |
Do-in (conduction exercise) | 5478 | 66.1 | 5.6 ± 6.8 | |
Chuna manual therapy | 4210 | 50.8 | 5.8 ± 7.3 | |
Traction | 297 | 3.6 | 6.1 ± 7.7 | |
Diagnostic imaging | ||||
X-ray | 7470 | 90.1 | 0.2 ± 4.5a | 2.4 ± 1.1 |
MRI | 1070 | 12.9 | 20.0 ± 27.5a | 1.1 ± 0.3 |
CT | 162 | 2.0 | 2.8 ± 7.8a | 1.0 ± 0.1 |
Ultrasound | 3 | 0.0 | 44.0 ± 34.0a | 1.0 + 0.0 |