Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation (한방재활의학과학회지)

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The Effect of Intensive Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment of Patients with Adrenoleukodystrophy: A Case Report

부신백질이영양증 환자에 대한 한의 복합 치료의 효과: 증례보고

  • Sae-Young Bong (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Gwangju Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Yu-Jin Lee (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Gwangju Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kyung-Rae Kang (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Gwangju Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Dong-Soo Seol (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Gwangju Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Tae-Ha Kwon (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Gwangju Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Ji-Eun Oh (Department of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Gwangju Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Min-Seok Go (Department of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Gwangju Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Seong-Hyun Lee (Department of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Gwangju Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Cha-Young Lee (Department of Korean Medicine Neuropsychiatry, Gwangju Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
  • 봉세영 (광주자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 이유진 (광주자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 강경래 (광주자생한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 설동수 (광주자생한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 권태하 (광주자생한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 오지은 (광주자생한방병원 침구의학과) ;
  • 고민석 (광주자생한방병원 침구의학과) ;
  • 이성현 (광주자생한방병원 침구의학과) ;
  • 이차영 (광주자생한방병원 한방신경정신과)
  • Received : 2024.06.19
  • Accepted : 2024.07.04
  • Published : 2024.07.31
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Abstract

The aim of this case report was to present the effects of intensive integrative Korean medicine treatment in a patient with lower back pain, both under extremity numbness, neck pain induced by adrenoleukodytrophy. A 49-year-old male patient was treated with Cheongpajeon-H, acupuncture, pharmacoacupuncture (Shinbaro2), chuna therapy for total 50 days of hospitalization. Lower back pain, both under extremity numbness, neck pain were assessed with a Oswestry disability index (ODI), Vernon-Mior neck disability index (NDI), numeric rating scale (NRS) and EuroQoL-5 dimension (EQ-5D). With 50 days of treatment, the pain was relieved from NRS 6 to 2. EQ-5D score increased from 0.75 to 0.779, ODI decreased from 34 to 15.56, NDI decreased from 30 to 15.56. These results show that lower back pain, both under extremity numbness, neck pain can be relieved with intensive integrative Korean medicine treatment. However, further well-designed studies are required to confirm these findings.

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