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http://dx.doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2021.42.5.738

Consumptive Disease and Chronic Fatigue Improved by Nokyonggunbi-tang and Other Korean Medical Treatments: A Case Report  

Park, Mu-jin (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)
Oh, Eun-jae (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Song, Woo-sub (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Lee, Hyun-seok (Dept. of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Hwang, Kyu-hyun (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)
Ju, Ah-ra (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bucheon Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Baek, Su-in (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.42, no.5, 2021 , pp. 738-745 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: This study investigated the efficacy of using Nokyonggunbi-tang and other Korean medical treatments for a patient with consumptive disease and chronic fatigue. Methods: A 59-year-old female patient with fatigue, headache, dizziness, and neck pain due to consumptive disease and chronic fatigue was treated with herbal medicine (Nokyonggunbi-tang), together with acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, cupping, and chuna manual therapy, for 22 days. The treatment effects on the pain were evaluated using the scores for the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), European Quality of Life Five Dimensions (EQ-5d) Scale, Neck Disability Index (NDI), and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). Results: Following treatment, the patient showed a decrease in the FSS, NDI, and NRS scores and an improvement in the EQ-5d score. Conclusions: Nokyonggunbi-tang and Korean medical treatment significantly improved fatigue symptoms in a patient with no substrate disease.
Keywords
consumptive disease and chronic fatigue; Nokyonggunbi-tang; case report;
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