East-West Collaborative Medicine Using Bee-Venom Acupuncture on Whiplash-Associated Disorders

Clinical Research on the Efficacy of East-West Collaborative Medicine Using Bee-Venom Acupuncture Therapy on Whiplash-Associated Disorders After Traffic Collisions; A Randomized, Controlled, Parallel Trial

1. Purpose of study

   1. To evaluate the efficacy of East-West collaborative medicine using Bee-Venom Acupuncture Therapy on Whiplash-Associated Disorders using VAS scale
   2. To evaluate the efficacy of East-West collaborative medicine using Bee-Venom Acupuncture Therapy on Whiplash-Associated Disorders using NDI, BDI, SF-36, and EQ-5D.

2. Interventions & Groups

   1. group 1: Bee-Venom Acupuncture Therapy
   2. group 2: zaltoprofen
   3. group 3: Bee-Venom Acupuncture Therapy & zaltoprofen

Inclusion Criteria:

• clinical diagnosis of Whiplash injuries
• Must have cervicalgia of more than VAS 5

Exclusion Criteria:

• cancer, osteoporosis, ankylosing spodylitis, cauda equina syndrome, infection
• spinal operation
• other musculoskeletal pain
• physicological or mental disorders