The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)
- Volume 26 Issue 4
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- Pages.806-819
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- 2005
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- 1226-9174(pISSN)
A Clinical Study of Patients with Headache Founded on DongEuiBoGam
동의보감(東醫寶鑑)에 따른 편(偏), 담궐(痰厥) 몇 기궐두통(氣厥頭痛) 환자의 임상적 고찰
- Kim, Ji-Yun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine Dongeui Univ.) ;
- Hong, Hyun-Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine Dongeui Univ.) ;
- Kim, Jae-Yeon (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine Dongeui Univ.) ;
- Kim, Ki-Tak (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine Dongeui Univ.) ;
- Heo, Tae-Yool (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine Dongeui Univ.) ;
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Park, Dong-Il
(Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine Dongeui Univ.) ;
- Gam, Chul-Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine Dongeui Univ.)
- 김지윤 (동의대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
- 홍현우 (동의대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
- 김재연 (동의대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
- 김기탁 (동의대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
- 허태율 (동의대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
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박동일
(동의대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
- 감철우 (동의대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실)
- Published : 2005.12.30
Abstract
Objective : The purpose of this study is to investigate clinical characteristics and remedial value oriental medical therapy for sufferers of severe headache. Methods : On the authority of DongEuiBoCam, patients were classified into three groups: migraine, qi-syncope headache and phlegm-headache. All patients wert treated with acupuncture therapy and herb medicines. After that inquiry was made into the extent of improvement of headache. Results : 1. In accordance with the statistics, 56 cases(50.5%) had phlegm-syncope headache, 28 cases(25.2%) had qi-syncope headache and 27 cases(24.3%) had migraine. 2. The ratio between males and females was about 1:4. Most patients were in their forties. 3. 12 cases(31.6%) with migraine had pain only on the right side of the head, 20 cases(26.3%) with phlegm-syncope and 17 cases(45.6%) with qi-syncope headache suffered from the frontal lobe headache. 4. 8 cases(29.6%) with migraine had been suffering for a week or less, 12 cases(21.4%) with phlegm-syncope headache had been suffering for over six months and under one year and 6 cases(21.4%) with qi-syncupe headache had suffered over one year and under five. 5. Overwork and stress was deemed the main cause of migraine. Phlegm-syncope headache was also attributed to stress and tense situations. Qi-syncope headache was believed to be variously caused by traffic accident, noise, blood pressure and other reasons. 6. 46 cases(30%) felt dull headache and 32 cases(20.9%) felt dizzy. The common associated symptoms of migraine and qi-syncope headache included back, neck and shoulder pain and other pains. Dizziness was an especially prevalent symptom of phlegm-syncope headache. 7. After the oriental medical therapy, 12 cases(10.8%) almost entirely recovered, 50 cases(45%) were in about half as much pain, 45 cases(40.5%) improved little and 4 cases(3.6%) felt no improvement. Conclusions : The results support a role for oriental medical therapy in treatment of headache.