Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation (한방재활의학과학회지)

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Application of GB12 (Wangu) Acupoint in Dizziness: Case Series

현훈 치료 시 완골혈(完骨穴) (GB12) 적용에 관한 증례보고

  • Sanghyeon Park (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Dongguk University Bundang Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Hyeonsun Park (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Dongguk University Bundang Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Jiho Lee (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Dongguk University Bundang Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Seohyun Park (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Dongguk University Bundang Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Dongho Keum (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Dongguk University Bundang Oriental Hospital)
  • 박상현 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 박현선 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 이지호 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 박서현 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 금동호 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방재활의학과)
  • Received : 2023.03.16
  • Accepted : 2023.04.13
  • Published : 2023.04.30
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of GB12 (Wangu) acupoint for dizziness. This study retrospectively analyzed the electronic medical records of 12 hospitalized patients complaining of dizziness were treated 5 times a week with a combined Korean medicine treatment including Jungsongouhyul pharmacopuncture on bilateral GB12 (Wangu) acupoint, and dizziness was evaluated by using a numerical rating scale (NRS). As a result of medical record analysis, NRS of 12 patients was significantly decreased after treatment (p<0.001), and no adverse events were reported in all 12 cases. We suggest that the treatment of GB12 (Wangu) could be effective in patients with dizziness, and to obtain exact evidence of effectiveness, further studies are needed.

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