Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Korean Elite Athletes: Current Status and Future Implications

<table class="table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Questions</td><td class="align_center">Answer choices</td><td class="align_center">Percent</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Q. Do you think that the prescribed herbal medicine from KM clinics, KM hospitals, and pharmacies is safe (doping-free)?</td><td class="align_center">Yes</td><td class="align_center">62</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">No</td><td class="align_center">38</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="5">Q. What is the biggest reason for not consuming herbal medicine or supplements?</td><td class="align_center">Uncomfortable taking herbal medicine</td><td class="align_center">16.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">High cost of herbal medicine</td><td class="align_center">27.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Worrisome of herbal medicine not being doping-free</td><td class="align_center">35.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Bitter taste of herbal medicine</td><td class="align_center">11.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Consumption of other medication</td><td class="align_center">9.8</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Athletes’ opinions of utilization of herbal medicine from KM.</div>

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Table 6: Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Korean Elite Athletes: Current Status and Future Implications 