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A Proposal for Standardization of Acupotomy Terms and Definition Among Korean researchers

Article information

J Korean Med. 2018;39(2):13-28
Publication date (electronic) : 2018 June 30
doi : https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.18012
Sang-Hoon Yoon1,2,orcid_icon, Sinyeong Jeong2,orcid_icon, Chan-Young Kwon1,3,4orcid_icon, Hee-Geun Jo1,2orcid_icon, Young-Il Kim5,orcid_icon
1Chung-Yeon Medical Institute, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University
2Chung-Yeon Korean Medicine Hospital, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University
3Yanggu Public Health Center, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University
4Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University
5Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University
Correspondence to: 김영일(Young-Il Kim), 대전대학교 한의과대학 침구학 교실, Tel: +82-42-470-9137, E-mail: omdkim01@dju.kr

These authors contributed equally to this work(co-first authors)

Received 2018 May 23; Revised 2018 June 8; Accepted 2018 June 8.

Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to investigate the use of Korean and English terminology of acupotomy therapy among Korean Researchers.

Methods

The search was conducted on eight medical journals (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, OASIS, KISS, IMR, NDSL, RISS), Google Scholar and 8 Korean medine journals. The definitions of acupotomy therapy, Korean and English terminology were analyzed in the studies that met the criteria.

Results

A total of 60 studies were finally included in the analysis. In Korean terminology, Chim-Do was the most used with 37 studies, Do-Chim with 23 (including duplicates). In English termology, 46 studies were used acupotomy and 10 studies were used miniscalpel acupuncture.

Conclusions

As a result of analyzing the terminology use of acupotomy therapy studies in Korea, it was confirmed that Korean and English terminology are different according to the study. It will be necessary to discuss the standardization of terminology.

Keywords: miniscalpel needle therapy; Acupotomy; Knife acupuncture; Needle Knife
Fig. 1

PRISMA Flow Chart of Selection Results

Fig. 2

Number of Acupotomy Therapy Studies Published by Year

Fig. 3

The Frequency of Korean Terminology use of Acupotomy Therapy among Korean Researchers

Fig. 4

The Frequency of English Terminology use of Acupotomy Therapy among Korean Researchers

Summary of Reviewed Studies

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Fig. 1

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PRISMA Flow Chart of Selection Results

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Number of Acupotomy Therapy Studies Published by Year

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The Frequency of Korean Terminology use of Acupotomy Therapy among Korean Researchers

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The Frequency of English Terminology use of Acupotomy Therapy among Korean Researchers

Table 1

Summary of Reviewed Studies

1st Author (year) Journal Study type Terminology
Concept Tool Application site Indications Origins
Kor/Chin* Eng†
Jeong (2002)22) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society‡ RA 2 3 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue adhesion of soft tissue Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Shin (2004)23) The Korean Journal of Pain CR/CS 1 1 unclear acupuncture+knife trigger point of skeletal muscle activation of trigger point NR
Jang (2008)24) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1/2 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue NR lance needle(鋒鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼) from Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Kim (2008a)25) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue injury of soft tissue Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Kim (2008b)26) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society RA 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue chronic pain due to injury of soft tissue Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Kim (2008c)27) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Kwak (2008)28) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue adhesion, nodule, and scar of soft tissue NR
Lee (2008a)29) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA T-shaped acupuncture + knife NR NR NR
Lee (2008b)30) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR NR
Lee (2008c)31) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue adhesion, nodule, and scar of soft tissue NR
Lim (2008)32) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1/2 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue NR NR
Jang (2008)33) Journal of Pharmacopuncture CR/CS 1/2 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue adhesion of soft tissue NR
Kim (2009a)34) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR NR
Kim (2009b)35) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA NR soft tissue pain due to injury of soft tissue NR
Jang (2009)36) Journal of Pharmacopuncture CR/CS 2 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue adhesion of soft tissue lance needle(鋒鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼) from Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Lim (2009)37) Journal of Pharmacopuncture CR/CS 1/3 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue NR NR
Ko (2010)38) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR lance needle(鋒鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼) from Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Park (2010)39) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue NR NR
Song (2010)40) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society RA 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue chronic pain due to injury of soft tissue NR
Yun (2010)41) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society RCT 1 1 NDA NR soft tissue NR lance needle(鋒鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼) from Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Yang (2010)8) thesis RA 1/2/3/4 1/3 NA NA NA NA NA
Kim (2011)42) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR lance needle(鋒鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼) from Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Park (2011a)43) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR NR
Park (2011b)44) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA NR NR NR NR
Sung (2011)45) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NDA NR NR NR NR
Kim (2011)46) Journal of Pharmacopuncture CR/CS 1/3 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue NR NR
Lim (2011)47) Journal of Pharmacopuncture CR/CS 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue NR NR
Kim (2012)48) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1/3 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue NR NR
Lee (2012)49) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1 1 NR NR NR NR NR
Park (2012)50) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CCT 1 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue NR lance needle(鋒鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼) from Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Yuk (2012)51) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 1/3 1 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR NR
Jung (2012)52) Journal of physiology & pathology in Korean Medicine CR/CS 1 1 NDA NR soft tissue adhesion of soft tissue NR
Kim (2012)53) thesis CR/CS 1 1 NDA NR soft tissue adhesion, nodule, and scar of soft tissue due to injury of soft tissue lance needle(鋒鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼) from Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Son (2013)54) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society RA 2 3 TA piece of ceramics, knife-shaped cupuncture NR pathogenic qi on superficial and deep layers knife-shaped acupuncture from Hanfeizi(韓非子)
Sung (2013)55) Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society CR/CS 2 3 TA piece of ceramics, knife-shaped acupuncture NR pathogenic qi on superficial and deep layers NR
Yuk (2013)56) thesis CR/CS 1 1 TA stiletto needle(鈹鍼) NR NR from stiletto needle(鈹鍼)
Kim (2014a)57) The Acupuncture CR/CS 2 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue NR NR
Kim (2014b)58) The Acupuncture CR/CS 2 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue adhesion, nodule, and scar of soft tissue NR
Lee (2014)7) The Acupuncture RCT 1 1 NDA NR soft tissue adhesion, nodule, and scar of soft tissue NR
Yuk (2014)20) The Acupuncture RA 1/2 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue chronic pain due to injury of soft tissue lance needle(鋒鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼) from Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Cho (2014)59) thesis CR/CS 1/2/4 1 NDA/TA acupuncture+knife soft tissue adhesion, nodule, and scar of soft tissue/pathogenic qi on superficial and deep layers NR
Kim (2015a)60) The Acupuncture CR/CS 2 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue adhesion, nodule, and scar of soft tissue, chronic pain lance needle(鋒鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼) from Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Kim (2015b)9) The Acupuncture CR/CS 2/3 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue adhesion, nodule, and scar of soft tissue NR
Min (2015)61) Journal of Korean Medicine CR/CS 2 1 TA stiletto needle(鈹鍼) NR pathogenic qi on superficial and deep layers ceramic acupuncture(陶鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼)
Yoon (2015)6) Journal of Society of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research CR/CS 2 1 TA stiletto needle(鈹鍼) NR NR NR
Lee (2016)62) The Acupuncture CR/CS 2 2 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR lance needle(鋒鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼) from Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Oh (2016)63) The Acupuncture Perspective article 2/3 2 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR NR
Park (2016)5) The Acupuncture CR/CS 2 2 unclear acupuncture+knife NR pathogenic qi on superficial and deep layers NR
Jun (2016a)64) Korean J Acupunct RCT protocol 2 2 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR NR
Kim (2016)4) J Acupunct Meridian Stud CR/CS NA 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue, bone injury of soft tissue, bone hyperplasia NR
Kim (2017a)65) The Acupuncture RA NA 2 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue injury of soft tissue NR
Kim (2017b)66) The Acupuncture CR/CS NA 3 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue adhesion of soft tissue NR
Jun (2017b)3) The Acupuncture CR/CS NA 2 unclear acupuncture+knife soft tissue adhesion of soft tissue, pain NR
Jun (2017c)67) Journal of oriental rehabilitation medicine RA 1/2 1 NDA acupuncture+knife NR adhesion, nodule, and scar of tissue NR
Yoon (2017)10) The Acupuncture RA 1/2/4 2 unclear acupuncture+knife NR NR from stiletto needle(鈹鍼)
Choi (2017)68) Journal of Haehwa Medicine CR/CS 2 1 NDA acupuncture+knife soft tissue injury of soft tissue lance needle(鋒鍼) or stiletto needle(鈹鍼) from Huangdineijing(黃帝內經)
Jo (2017)69) J Korean Med Rehabi RA 2 2 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR NR
Kim (2017)70) thesis RCT 2 1 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR NR
Yoon (2018a)71) J Korean Med Rehabi CR/CS 2 2 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR NR
Yoon (2018b)72) J Korean Med Rehabi CR/CS 2 2 NDA acupuncture+knife NR NR NR

Table legends Abbreviation: CR/CS, case report/case series; CCT, case control trial; TA, traditional acupuncture; RA, review article; RCT, randomized controlled trial; NA, not applicable; NDA, newly developed acupuncture;

NR, not recorded.

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1, Chim-do(침도); 2, Do-chim(도침); 3, So-chim-do(소침도); 4, etc.

†

1, acupotomy; 2, miniscalpel acupuncture; 3, etc.

‡

‘Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society’ is the former name of ‘The Acupuncture’.