5 Recommended Korean Medicine Clinics for joint pain in Gwangju (2026)

Based on HIRA-registered opening dates, Weongwangdaehakgyogwangju Korean Medicine Hospital (원광대학교광주한방병원), open since Mar 1983. Years in operation is a registration fact, not an assessment of clinical quality. (Source: HIRA)

5 clinics have registered weekday hours ending at 7 PM or later: Bukgyeongdang Korean Medicine Clinic（until 19:00）, Choehoegang Korean Medicine Clinic（until 20:00）, Myeongje Korean Medicine Clinic（until 20:30）, and the latest registered closing time is 21:00 at Cheomdan Korean Medicine Hospital. Hours verified directly by the clinic director take precedence where available. (Source: HIRA · director-verified)

3 clinics have registered Sunday hours: Myeongje Korean Medicine Clinic（09:00 ~ 14:00）, Cheomdan Korean Medicine Hospital（14:00 ~ 18:00）, Sintong Korean Medicine Hospital（09:00 ~ 15:00）. (Source: HIRA · director-verified)

9 clinics have registered parking: Weongwangdaehakgyogwangju Korean Medicine Hospital（200 spaces (free)）, Bukgyeongdang Korean Medicine Clinic（15 spaces (free)）, Choehoegang Korean Medicine Clinic（30 spaces (free)）. (Source: HIRA)

28 clinics are registered with HIRA as participants in the second-phase pilot that covers herbal decoctions (cheopyak) under National Health Insurance: Weongwangdaehakgyogwangju Korean Medicine Hospital, Cheongdam Korean Medicine Clinic, Bukgyeongdang Korean Medicine Clinic. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the pilot covers six conditions (menstrual pain, facial nerve palsy, after-effects of cerebrovascular disease, allergic rhinitis, functional dyspepsia, lumbar disc herniation) through December 31, 2026, up to 20 days per condition for two conditions a year, with a 30% copayment at clinics. Sinusitis is not covered. (Source: HIRA · Ministry of Health and Welfare)

Only disclosed facts: 1) Clinics with at least one Korean Rehabilitation Medicine · Acupuncture & Moxibustion specialist registered with HIRA (Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, the South Korean government agency for healthcare data), or whose director-verified fields of care include joint pain (only about 14% of Korean medicine clinics have a board-certified specialist, so a specialist-only rule leaves too few clinics to compare) 2) The 5 clinics meeting all criteria above, shown director-verified clinics first, then longest-operating (by HIRA-registered opening date) (director verification is a free process open to every clinic; verified clinics appear first because their information was confirmed directly, not because of payment or partnership). This is an informational shortlist that narrows options by objective criteria, not an evaluation or guarantee of any clinic's treatment quality or outcomes.

No. No clinic has paid to appear on this list, and payment cannot buy inclusion or ranking. The list is compiled from HIRA public data using the criteria above, shown director-verified clinics first, then longest-operating (by HIRA-registered opening date). Director-verified clinics appear first because their information was confirmed directly, verification is a free process open to every clinic, unrelated to partnership or payment. No ratings or review data are used.

It is free. A clinic director submits information through the "Our clinic" page on HaniDoc; the site operator checks the submission against HIRA registration data before publishing, and promotional or evaluative wording is not accepted so only facts are published. The process is open to every clinic regardless of partnership. Where HIRA registration (specialist count, hours) lags reality, director-verified data is shown alongside with its own source label.