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http://dx.doi.org/10.7730/JSCM.2013.25.4.384

Approaching Chronic Tension-type Headache through Sasang Constitutional Therapy: A Series of 3 Cases who were classified as the Soeum Type and Taeeum Type  

Oh, Hye-Won (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
Pak, Yun-Seong (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Kyung Hee University Graduate school)
Lee, Jun-Hee (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Kyung Hee University Graduate school)
Koh, Byung-Hee (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Kyung Hee University Graduate school)
Lee, Eui-Ju (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Kyung Hee University Graduate school)
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Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine / v.25, no.4, 2013 , pp. 384-395 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives We report a series of 3 chronic tension-type headache cases who were constitutionally typed as the Soeum type, Taeeum type and treated with Dangguibaekhaoguanjung-tang, Chungshimyeonja-tang or Chunghyulganggui-tang. Methods In treating 1 patient who was constitutionally typed as the Soeum type, Case 1 fell into the category of the Taeeum symptomatology, 2 patients who were constitutionally typed as the Taeeum type, Case 2 and Case 3 fell into the category of Dry-Heat symptomatology. Each patient was given Sasang medication according to protocol: Dangguibaekhaoguanjung-tang to Case 1, Chungshimyeonja-tang to Case 2, Chunghyulganggui-tang to Case 3. On admission day and approximately 2 weeks later, patients evaluated their pain and quality of life using SF-36 and HIT-6. The patients symptoms were observed daily and NRS scores were recorded daily. Results and Conclusions 2 Patients(Case1, Case2) showed improvement in their NRS scores, SF-36 scores and HIT-6 scores. 1 patient(Case3) showed improvement in NRS scores, but worse SF-36 scores and no improvement in HIT-6 scores. Treating chronic tension-type headache based on Sasang Constitutional therapy was found to be effective for managing pain. The treatment protocol suggested in this investigation should be explored and verified in future studies.
Keywords
Chronic Tension-type Headache; Soeum type; Taeeum type; Sasang Constitutional Therapy;
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