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A Case Report on the Use of M&L Psychotherapy for Chronic Pain Patients through a Traditional Korean Psychiatric Therapeutic Approach

한의정신치료적 접근을 통한 만성통증 환자의 M&L 심리치료 활용 1례 보고

  • Hyun-A Sim (Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Bucheon Jaseng Hospital) ;
  • Jin-Hyun Kim (Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Bucheon Jaseng Hospital) ;
  • Jae, kyoung Lee (Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Bucheon Jaseng Hospital) ;
  • Soo-Duk Kim (Department of Internal Korean Medicine, Bucheon Jaseng Hospital) ;
  • Young-Tak Koh (Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Bucheon Jaseng Hospital)
  • 심현아 (부천자생한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 김진현 (부천자생한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 이재경 (부천자생한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 김수덕 (부천자생한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 고영탁 (부천자생한방병원 한방신경정신과)
  • Received : 2024.07.31
  • Accepted : 2024.08.31
  • Published : 2024.09.30

Abstract

Objectives: To report effects of M&L psychotherapy combined with Korean medical treatments on a patient with chronic low back pain. Methods: We treated a patient with chronic low back pain using M&L psychotherapy alongside a combination of Korean medical treatments, which included acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, cupping, and herbal medicine. The patient was diagnosed based on the ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for chronic primary pain. To evaluate the patient's progress, we used the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck's Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Results: After three weeks of inpatient treatment and two months of outpatient treatment, the patient showed significant improvement in both pain and psychological symptoms. The NRS score decreased from 7 to 2. The BDI score decreased from 54 to 11 and the BAI score decreased from 33 to 9. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that M&L psychotherapy combined with Korean medical treatments can significantly reduce chronic low back pain and improve psychological symptoms such as depression and anxiety. The patient's notable improvements in NRS, BDI, and BAI scores suggest that an integrated treatment approach addressing both physical and mental health aspects is effective for managing chronic pain. These findings support potential benefits of holistic and multidisciplinary strategies for treating patients with chronic pain.

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