Survey of Integrative Treatment Practices of Korean Medicine Doctors for Cervical Disc Herniation: Preliminary Data for Clinical Practice Guidelines

Table 7

Perceived safety of Korean Medicine treatments for cervical disc herniation.

Factors	Mean±SD
Cupping	6.4±0.8
Acupuncture	6.3±0.8
Herbal medicine	6.3±0.8
Pharmacopuncture	6.1±0.9
Doin conduction	5.9±1.0
Physiotherapy	5.8±1.0
Qigong, Tai Chi	5.6±1.4
Chuna manual therapy	5.6±1.0
Moxibustion	5.3±1.4
Bee venom pharmacopuncture	4.7±1.3

(Safety: 1=very unsafe 2=unsafe, 3=somewhat unsafe, and 4=not safe, but not unsafe, 5=somewhat safe, 6=safe, and 7=very safe.)