The purpose of this study is to reveal the effectiveness and safety of knee herbal acupuncture for patients with acute knee joint pain caused by a traffic accident. It is a practical clinical study to confirm the comparative effectiveness by comparing the strategy of treating knee herbal acupuncture in parallel with the strategy of treating it with integrated oriental medicine treatment, which is an existing treatment method.
When the NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) of knee pain caused by a traffic accident is 5 or higher.
Patients hospitalized for traffic accident treatment.
Patients with acute pain within 14 days of experiencing knee pain due to a traffic accident.
Patients aged between 19 and 70 years old.
For patients diagnosed with a specific serious disease that may cause knee pain (acute fracture, dislocation, complete rupture of ligaments, etc.)
If the cause of the pain is caused by a disease other than the knee (tumor, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lumbar disc herniation, etc.)
Cases where surgical intervention is required due to suspected acute fracture, dislocation, or ligament and cartilage damage
If there is another acute disease (stroke, myocardial infarction, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy, etc.) that may interfere with the treatment effect or interpretation of results