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http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2010.13.1.121

The follow-up study on patients of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis after 1 year  

Kim, Hyun-Sik (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Gwang-Ju Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University)
Song, Bong-Kuen (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Gwang-Ju Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University)
Park, Man-Yong (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Gwang-Ju Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University)
Lim, Na-Ra (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Gwang-Ju Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University)
Kim, Sung-Ha (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Gwang-Ju Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University)
Kim, Sung-Chul (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Gwang-Ju Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University)
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Journal of Pharmacopuncture / v.13, no.1, 2010 , pp. 121-128 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : This study was to investigate the effects of Oriental medical treatment on ALS. Methods : We investigated 12 ALS patients which were admitted to Gwang-Ju O.M.hospital for 3 months and follow-up at 8 months after discharge. All patients were treated by SAAM-acupuncture, herb medication, Bee venom Pharmacopuncture therapy, Needle-embedding therapy, etc and after discharge self-therapy at home. We evaluated patients using the Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised(ALSFRS-R), Medical Research Council (MRC) Scale. Results : After 1 month, mean ALSFRS-R score of patients was $29.08{\pm}7.99$, 2 months $28.70{\pm}7.17$, 3 months $28.16{\pm}8.23$, 1 year $21.33{\pm}9.93$ and mean MRC Scale of patients was $25.34{\pm}8.45$, 2 months $25.34{\pm}8.45$, 3months $21.56{\pm}9.20$. But in both cases, the variation was not statistically significant. Conclusions : We think that the results of this case be a pilot study that proves the effect of Oriental Medical treatment on ALS.
Keywords
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS); ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised(ALSFRS-R); Medical Research Council(MRC) Scale; SAAM-acupuncture; Pharmacopuncture therapy;
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