Journal of Acupuncture Research
- Volume 25 Issue 5
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- Pages.197-204
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- 2008
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- 2586-288X(pISSN)
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- 2586-2898(eISSN)
A Case Report of the Patient with Trigeminal Neuralgia Treated by Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture Therapy
봉약침으로 호전된 삼차신경통 환자 1례에 대한 증례 보고
- Jeong, Seon-Mee (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Joong-Hwa Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
- Kim, Ja-Young (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Joong-Hwa Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
- Park, Chan-Kyu (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Joong-Hwa Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
- Min, Eun-Kyeong (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Joong-Hwa Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
- Sohn, Sung-Chul (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Joong-Hwa Oriental Medicine Hospital)
- 정선미 (중화한방병원 침구과) ;
- 김자영 (중화한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
- 박찬규 (중화한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
- 민은경 (중화한방병원 한방내과) ;
- 손성철 (중화한방병원 침구과)
- Published : 2008.10.20
Abstract
Objectives : This is a clinical report about the 47-year-old female patient with Trigeminal Neuralgia(TN) treated by oriental medicine treatment including Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture therapy(BVP), without any western medical treatment. Methods : The patient was treated by acupuncture, herb medication, and BVP. The improvement of the patient was judged by Visual Analog Scale(VAS). Results : The pain was gradually reduced and VAS became 0 after 8 days of treatment. Since then the pain didn't reappeared for 6 months. Conclusions : Oriental medicine treatment including BVP was very effective to improve the TN patient's symptoms. It is necessary to have more observation and many cases of patients with TN.