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Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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Five Clinical Cases of Facial Chuna Manual Therapy with Korean Medicine Treatment for Acute Bell's Palsy

  • Jung Min, Son (Department of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Hye Soo, Youn (Department of Internal Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Eun Chang, Lee (Department of Internal Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Choong Hyun, Park (Department of Internal Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Sun Woo, Kwon (Department of Internal Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Ji Yoon, Lee (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Da Young, Han (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Haeni, Seo (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University)
  • Received : 2022.10.20
  • Accepted : 2022.11.25
  • Published : 2023.02.28
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Abstract

This study individually analyzed the effects of Korean Facial Chuna Manual Treatment (K-FCMT) combined with Korean medicine (KM) treatment (acupuncture, electroacupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and herbal medicine) on five patients with acute Bell's palsy who visited Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital between August 1 and 31, 2022. During inpatient treatment, two of the five patients received K-FCMT 5-6 times a week, and the other three received the same frequency during outpatient treatment for approximately 2 weeks. Patients with a House-Brackmann grading scale (HBGS) score of ≤4 and Yanagihara unweighted grading system (Y-score) ≥7-8 began to recover after the 2nd-3rd sessions of K-FCMT, which entered the recovery phase quickly. As patients entered the recovery phase (7-9th sessions of K-FCMT), symptoms improved to HBGS scores of 1-2 and Y-scores of 35-40 points. This study suggests the possibility of applying K-FCMT combined with KM treatment to patients in the acute stage of Bell's palsy.

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