The Clinical Study on Bee Venom Acupuncture Treatment on Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint

Lim, Jeong-A; Kim, Sung-Nam; Lee, Sung-Young; Moon, Hyung-Cheol; Shin, Min-Seop; Kim, Hyi-Jun; Koo, Sung-Tae; Choi, Sun-Mi; Kim, Sung-Chul

Keywords: Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint; Bee Venom Acupuncture

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.2.029

Objective : This study is performed for the purpose of examining into the efficacy of the Bee Venom Acupuncture Treatment for Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint. Methods : We investigated 25 cases of patients with Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint from 1st June 2005 to 13th July 2005. The 25 patients were taken Bee Venom Acupuncture over three times irregularly. Treatment efficiency was monitored through VAS (Visual Analog Scale) and improvement degree of the grade of clinical symptoms. Conclusions : We brought to the conclusion that the Bee Venom Acupuncture has possibility to be efficient to cure the Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint patients. So we suggest the possibility to use this new remedy for the Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint.