Table 1.
Treatment type for injured tissue.
| Treatment | Category (total n = 166), n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint | Muscle | Tendon | Others | |
| Acupuncture | 64 (38.1) | 45 (41.3) | 26 (44.8) | 16 (41.0) |
| Cupping | 12 (7.1) | 16 (14.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) |
| Moxibustion | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Herbal medicine | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Physical therapy | 26 (15.5) | 22 (20.2) | 6 (10.3) | 3 (7.7) |
| Chuna manual therapy | 32 (19.0) | 9 (8.3) | 10 (17.2) | 9 (23.1) |
| Exercise treatment | 7 (4.2) | 4 (3.7) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (2.6) |
| Taping | 16 (9.5) | 7 (6.4) | 10 (17.2) | 1 (2.6) |
| Over-the-counter medication | 3 (1.8) | 2 (1.8) | 1 (1.7) | 4 (10.3) |
| Prescription medication | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (2.6) |
| Consultation | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) |
| Others | 2 (1.2) | 4 (3.7) | 2 (3.4) | 2 (5.1) |
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| Total | 168 (100.0) | 109 (100.0) | 58 (100.0) | 39 (100.0) |
Results are presented as number and percentage of cases.