An introduction to Chuna manual medicine in Korea: History, insurance coverage, education, and clinical research in Korean literature
The objectives of this study were to summarize the curriculum, history, and clinical researches of Chuna in Korea and to ultimately introduce Chuna to Western medicine. Information about the history and insurance coverage of Chuna was collected from Chuna-related institutions and papers. Data on Chu...
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| author | Tae-Yong Park Tae-Woong Moon Dong-Chan Cho Jung-Han Lee Youn-Seok Ko Eui-Hyung Hwang Kwang-Ho Heo Tae-Young Choi Byung-Cheul Shin |
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| description | The objectives of this study were to summarize the curriculum, history, and clinical researches of Chuna in Korea and to ultimately introduce Chuna to Western medicine. Information about the history and insurance coverage of Chuna was collected from Chuna-related institutions and papers. Data on Chuna education in all 12 Korean medicine (KM) colleges in Korea were reconstructed based on previously published papers. All available randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of Chuna in clinical research were searched using seven Korean databases and six KM journals. As a result, during the modern Chuna era, one of the three periods of Chuna, which also include the traditional Chuna era and the suppressed Chuna era, Chuna developed considerably because of a solid Korean academic system, partial insurance coverage, and the establishment of a Chuna association in Korea. All of the KM colleges offered courses on Chuna-related subjects (CRSs); however, the total number of hours dedicated to lectures on CRSs was insufficient to master Chuna completely. Overall, 17 RCTs were reviewed. Of the 14 RCTs of Chuna in musculoskeletal diseases, six reported Chuna was more effective than a control condition, and another six RCTs proposed Chuna had the same effect as a control condition. One of these 14 RCTs made the comparison impossible because of unreported statistical difference; the last RCT reported Chuna was less effective than a control condition. In addition, three RCTs of Chuna in neurological diseases reported Chuna was superior to a control condition. In conclusion, Chuna was not included in the regular curriculum in KM colleges until the modern Chuna era; Chuna became more popular as the result of it being covered by Korean insurance carriers and after the establishment of a Chuna association. Meanwhile, the currently available evidence is insufficient to characterize the effectiveness of Chuna in musculoskeletal and neurological diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d62c48df221242ecac9a7cd93e8597212025-08-20T02:19:38ZengElsevierIntegrative Medicine Research2213-42202014-06-0132495910.1016/j.imr.2013.08.001An introduction to Chuna manual medicine in Korea: History, insurance coverage, education, and clinical research in Korean literatureTae-Yong Park0Tae-Woong Moon1Dong-Chan Cho2Jung-Han Lee3Youn-Seok Ko4Eui-Hyung Hwang5Kwang-Ho Heo6Tae-Young Choi7Byung-Cheul Shin8College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, KoreaBundang Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine, Seongnam, KoreaCollege of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, KoreaCollege of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, KoreaCollege of Oriental Medicine, Woo-suk University, Wanju, KoreaSchool of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, KoreaSchool of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, KoreaKorean Medicine Health Technology Research Group, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, KoreaSchool of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, KoreaThe objectives of this study were to summarize the curriculum, history, and clinical researches of Chuna in Korea and to ultimately introduce Chuna to Western medicine. Information about the history and insurance coverage of Chuna was collected from Chuna-related institutions and papers. Data on Chuna education in all 12 Korean medicine (KM) colleges in Korea were reconstructed based on previously published papers. All available randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of Chuna in clinical research were searched using seven Korean databases and six KM journals. As a result, during the modern Chuna era, one of the three periods of Chuna, which also include the traditional Chuna era and the suppressed Chuna era, Chuna developed considerably because of a solid Korean academic system, partial insurance coverage, and the establishment of a Chuna association in Korea. All of the KM colleges offered courses on Chuna-related subjects (CRSs); however, the total number of hours dedicated to lectures on CRSs was insufficient to master Chuna completely. Overall, 17 RCTs were reviewed. Of the 14 RCTs of Chuna in musculoskeletal diseases, six reported Chuna was more effective than a control condition, and another six RCTs proposed Chuna had the same effect as a control condition. One of these 14 RCTs made the comparison impossible because of unreported statistical difference; the last RCT reported Chuna was less effective than a control condition. In addition, three RCTs of Chuna in neurological diseases reported Chuna was superior to a control condition. In conclusion, Chuna was not included in the regular curriculum in KM colleges until the modern Chuna era; Chuna became more popular as the result of it being covered by Korean insurance carriers and after the establishment of a Chuna association. Meanwhile, the currently available evidence is insufficient to characterize the effectiveness of Chuna in musculoskeletal and neurological diseases.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422013000656Chuna manual medicineclinical researcheducationhistoryinsurance coverageKorea |
| spellingShingle | Tae-Yong Park Tae-Woong Moon Dong-Chan Cho Jung-Han Lee Youn-Seok Ko Eui-Hyung Hwang Kwang-Ho Heo Tae-Young Choi Byung-Cheul Shin An introduction to Chuna manual medicine in Korea: History, insurance coverage, education, and clinical research in Korean literature Integrative Medicine Research Chuna manual medicine clinical research education history insurance coverage Korea |
| title | An introduction to Chuna manual medicine in Korea: History, insurance coverage, education, and clinical research in Korean literature |
| title_full | An introduction to Chuna manual medicine in Korea: History, insurance coverage, education, and clinical research in Korean literature |
| title_fullStr | An introduction to Chuna manual medicine in Korea: History, insurance coverage, education, and clinical research in Korean literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | An introduction to Chuna manual medicine in Korea: History, insurance coverage, education, and clinical research in Korean literature |
| title_short | An introduction to Chuna manual medicine in Korea: History, insurance coverage, education, and clinical research in Korean literature |
| title_sort | introduction to chuna manual medicine in korea history insurance coverage education and clinical research in korean literature |
| topic | Chuna manual medicine clinical research education history insurance coverage Korea |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422013000656 |
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