• The Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.111-117
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• 2005

Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate the effect of acupuncture and traction on Spasmodic Torticollis patient. Methods: The patient was hospitalized Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Guk University from 19th, May 2005 to 24th, August 2005, diagnosed as Spasmodic Torticollis and treated with Acupuncture, Traction and so on. Results and Conclusions: Symptom of patient such as Spasmodic Torticollis was improved after above treatment. So it is suggested that oriental medical treatment are effective in the Spasmodic Torticollis.

• The Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.177-187
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• 2005

Objective : We want to investigate the patient who has a muscular dystrophy how much muscular strength is improved and general conditions are changed after applying Sa-am acupuncture. Method : The patient who has a muscular dystrophy was evaluated by AchR-ab, VAS, pulling power test after applying Sa-am acupuncture.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.842-852
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• 2017

Objectives: This study reports the effects of GeonChil (Rhus verniciflua stokes) pharmacopuncture in patients with dyspepsia. Method: We treated all five patients with GeonChil pharmacopuncture, acupuncture, and moxibustion and evaluated them using the Korean Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (KGSRS), which is used to assess overall gastrointestinal symptoms. Result: After treatment, the KGSRS showed improvement in all five patients. Marked improvement was seen especially in abdominal pain, heartburn, eructation, and increased flatus symptoms. Conclusion: GeonChil pharmacopuncture may represent a new treatment for the improvement of dyspepsia.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.548-553
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• 2009

In this study, after we analyzed 44 recent research paper written about obesity treatement, we tried to understand the acupuncture on the obesity treatment of the recent trend. We searched the recent papers with the key word of obesity, obese, and Acupuncture and are limited since 2004 in the search site KISS, KSI. Recently, acupuncture application for obesity treatment were 6 type. Traditional Acupuncture, Auricular Acupuncture, Electro Acupuncture, Herbal Acupuncture, Chi Acupuncture, and Acupoint Catgut Embedding Therapy. Although acupuncture application were effective method to decrease weight and localized fat, they were critical to evaluate to their effectiveness through strict and scientific clinical trials.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.697-700
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• 2006

This study was aimed at finding out changes in body composition of obese patients, such as body weight, body fat mass and lean body mass. The subjects of this study are 33 females and 6 males who are from obesity clinic at Gunsan medical center. We measured body composition using BIA(Bioelectrical Impedence Analysis) to compare pre-treatment with post-treatment. The measured data were analyzed by paired t-test using SPSS. Differences were considered significant at P<0.05. Body weigh, body fat mass and lean body mass were reduced each by $3.76{\pm}23.41{\;}kg,{\;}2.29{\pm}1.96kg{\;}and{\;}1.59{\pm}1.38kg$ at a significant level after 4 week-treatment.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.129-146
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• 2003

Objectives : Developmental disorder include every disorder that obstruct functional developments. For example, Mental Retardation, Autism, Developmental Academic Skill Disorder, Developmental Language Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Tic Disorder(Tourette's Disorder), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Brain injury etc. Methods : Chinese medical circles study herbs, acupuncture and cooperate Western medicine for treat the Developmental disorder variety. So, we research Chinese and Korean Medical Journal from 1990 to 2003, choose the Acupuncture Therapy. Results : Acupuncture Therapy include head needling, body acupuncture, ear-acupuncture therapy, therapy of point injection. By these ways control brain, the brain's marrow, liver, kidney, heart and treat the developmental disorder effective.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.183-188
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• 2002

Adverse reactions associated with acupuncture are common even in standard practice. The incidence of recorded reactions are various from mild symptoms: tiredness, itching, dizziness or nausea to serious symptoms: pneumothorax, cardiac injury or infection. Recently we experienced one patient, a 36-year-old woman, admitted to the emergency department with chest pain, dyspnea and back pain one hour after acupuncture treatment. The diagnosis was a left-sided pneumothorax by chest PA X-ray and chest HR CT. In this study, we differentiate spontaneous pneumothorax from misunderstood iatrogenic. Further evaluation between adverse effects and similar symptoms is needed.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.92-98
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• 2001

Objective : This study is designed to evaluate the changes of clinical symptoms after the therapy of acupuncture in the 18 patients with Otitis media with effusion who were treated at our hospital from June 1th, 2000 to June 30th, 2001. Methods : The patients received acupuncture on the points of TE5, G41, TE6, SI5, G38, K2 and venesection on the part of posterior ear. Results : The results of treatment with acupucture showed that 4 of 18 patients achieved excellent recovery and 12 achieved good recovery. Total 16 of 18 patients, except 2, improved clinical symptoms after the therapy as a result. Conclusion : Acupuncture successfully improved conditions of the patients with Otitis media with effusion.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.135-140
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• 2001

Objective : To investigate the effects of Acupuncture therapy on the migraineur by way of the change of the Cerebral blood flow. Methods : 6 migraineurs were inserted in acupoints on GV16, G20, S8 during 2 weeks. and, Mean Velocity (MV) and Pulsatility Index (PI) of MCA, PCA, ACA, BA were measured before and after treatments of 2 weeks, respectively. Results : MV of MCA of the migraineurs was decreased very much by 13.3%, and PI was decreased much by 10.4%. However, MV and PI of BA changed little. Conclusion : It is observed that Acupuncture therapy reduces pains of migraineur through decreasing Cerebral blood flow like MCA.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.1-6
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• 2014

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of A-Shi point acupuncture on the post-stroke hand edema. Methods : The subjects in this study were 8 patiens with post-stroke hand edema. The patients were treated with acupuncture on A-Shi point in hand. We treated them once a day, 7 days. The effectiveness was assessed by hand volumeter and mesuring tape. And Wilcoxon signed rank test was performed to evaluate the effect. Results : A significant change was observed after 7 times acupuncture treatment. Both volume and circumference of hand were decreased after treatment. Conclusions : This study suggests that A-Shi point acupuncture is effective for reducing post-stroke hand edema, although further study would be necessary.