Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy with Acupotomy Combined with Korean Medicine Treatments: Two Clinical Cases |
Park, Yu-Kyeong
(Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Woo, Sangha (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) Kim, Jae Hoon (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) Lee, Jung Hee (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) Lee, Yun-Kyu (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) Lee, Hyun-Jong (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) Kim, Jae Soo (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) |
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