턱관절 장애가 동반된 경항통 환자에 대한 턱관절의 추나요법 치험 4례 보고

The Effects of Chuna for Temporomandibular Joint in Nuchal Pain Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Four case Reports

  • 조동인 (세명대학교 부속한방병원 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 박동수 (세명대학교 부속한방병원 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 김순중 (세명대학교 부속한방병원 한방재활의학과교실)
  • Cho, Dong-In (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Se-Myung University) ;
  • Park, Dong-Su (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Se-Myung University) ;
  • Kim, Soon-Joong (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Se-Myung University)
  • 투고 : 2014.05.15
  • 심사 : 2014.06.02
  • 발행 : 2014.06.30

초록

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical application of chuna for temporomandibular joint(TMJ) in nuchal pain patients with temporomandibular joint disorder(TMD). Methods : Four patients were treated by chuna for TMJ to evaluate the effect of the treatment. The patient's symptoms were assessed by visual analogue scale(VAS), neck disability index(NDI), cervical lordotic curvature. Results : In all case, the pain was reduced according to VAS, NDI. cervical lordotic curvature of three cases were improved. Conclusions : These results suggest that chuna for TMJ might be an effective method to treat nuchal pain with TMD. But, it's necessary to have more observations and experiments.

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