Journal of Haehwa Medicine (혜화의학회지)

Research Institute of Korean Medicine (대전대학교 한의학연구소)
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Clinical Research on Effect by the Technique of Auricular Acupuncture Therapy on Ankle sprain

이침요법(耳鍼療法)을 시행한 족관절 염좌 환자 48례에 대한 임상적(臨床的) 고찰(考察)

  • Han, Kyu Jin (Dept. of Oriental rehabilitation, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Oh, Min-Suck (Dept. of Oriental rehabilitation, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Choi, Seung Hoon (Dept. of Oriental rehabilitation, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 한규진 (대전대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 오민석 (대전대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 최승훈 (대전대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실)
  • Received : 2004.05.30
  • Published : 2004.06.30
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Abstract

Objective : The purpose of this study is to examine the clinical effect of Auricular Acupuncture therapy on ankle sprain Methods : This study was carried out on the 48 patients who had been treated at chonan oriental hospital from December 1st, 2003 to April 30th, 2004. 48 patients had a diagnosis of ankle sprain by x-ray or physical test. we treated 48 patients by Auricular Acupuncture therapy. Results and Conclusions 1. We operated Auricular Acupuncture on the foot point(발점), the ankle point(발목점), the heel point(발뒤꿈치점), the zero point(제로점)and the thalamus point(시상점). 2. The efficacy of Auricular Acupuncture therapy was 75% when we set a standard thing more than good(良好) 3. The Auricular Acupuncture therapy is effective of ankle sprain patients, but we thought that it needed to prove effect of Auricular Acupuncture therapy for efficient application by more clinical researches.

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