About the Authors

Kun Hyung Kim

Affiliation Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea

Jae Cheol Kong

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, South Korea

Jun-Yong Choi

Affiliation Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea

Tae-Young Choi

Affiliation Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea

Byung-Cheul Shin

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea

Steve McDonald

Affiliation Australasian Cochrane Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Myeong Soo Lee

drmslee@gmail.com

Affiliation Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KHK SM. Performed the experiments: KHK JCK JYC TYC. Analyzed the data: KHK JCK JYC TYC BCS SM MSL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JCK TYC SM. Wrote the paper: KHK.