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http://dx.doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2020.41.4.676

Korean Medicine Treatment for Acute Headache Patients Caused by Whiplash Injury: A Retrospective Case Series of Five Patients  

Kim, Seok-woo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Jin, So-ri (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Park, Moo-jin (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kim, Dong-woo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kang, Kyung-rae (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kim, Soo-yeon (Dept. of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Oh, Seung-ju (Dept. of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kim, Eun-song (Dept. of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Jin, Dong-eun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.41, no.4, 2020 , pp. 676-687 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to report improvement of acute headache incurred in a traffic accident in five patients who underwent inpatient treatment with Korean medicine. Methods: We collected data for traffic accident patients with acute headache who were admitted to the Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine from November 2019 to April 2020 and received combinational Korean medical treatment. All patients had numerical rating scale (NRS) values of 6 or greater. The patients were treated with acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, herbal medicine, and chuna treatment. We measured the validity of the treatment with the NRS, Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6), and Henry Ford Headache Disability Inventory (HDI) at admission and on the date of hospital discharge. Results: At the end of the treatment, all patients showed decreases in NRS, HDI, and HIT scores. Conclusions: The combination of Korean medicine at admission was effective in five patients with acute headache after a traffic accident. However, the number of subjects was insufficient and individual efficacy was not measured in this study. Therefore, further studies are needed on this topic.
Keywords
traffic accident; acute headache; whiplash injury; combination of Korean medical admission treatment; case report;
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