• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.70-79
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• 2021

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report the effect of korean medical treatments on prurigo nodularis. Methods : We treated a 37-year-old female prurigo nodularis patient who has failed to respond to conventional therapies such as steroids and anti-histamines for 8 years. The patient was admitted to Daejeon University korean medical hospital for 21 days to get korean medical treatments including acupuncture, herbal-medicine, vapor treatment, venesection, pharmacopuncture and herbal-med aerosol therapy. The degree of improvement in prurigo nodularis was determined by the patient's subjective opinions on pruritus, febrile sensation, pain, and sleep disorders. Results : The results of this patient showed distinct improvements on pruritus, febrile sensation, pain, and sleep disorders. Pruritus decreased from 10 to 1, febrile sensation from 10 to 0, pain from 10 to 2, and sleeping hours increased 2 hours to 8 hours according to the patient's subjective opinions. Conclusions : This study shows the possibility that such korean medical treatments can improve prurigo nodularis.

• The Journal of the Society of Stroke on Korean Medicine
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.90-96
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• 2014

Drooling causes inconvenience and develops complications, therefore it can be very stressful to patients and caregivers. Drooling caused by neurological disabilities appears to be the consequence of dysfunction in the coordination of the swallowing mechanism. However, there is no explanation about drooling by brain injury in oriental medicine literature. This is the case report about a stroke patient with drooling improved by electro-acupuncture therapy. The patient already applied scopolamine patch, and improved drooling before admission. However, caregiver concerned about side effects, so we stopped using scopolamine patch and applied electro-acupuncture for drooling treatment. The patient was treated by 4 acupuncture points on either side of Yeomcheon(CV 23), and Jichang(ST 4), Hyeopgeo(ST 6) with mixed low frequency electro stimulation. Although we stopped using scopolamine patch, drooling maintained improved state without a change, futhermore after 16 days later, drooling had disappeared until the patient discharged. This result showed electro-acupuncture is useful method to improve drooling caused by brain injury.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2010.11b
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• pp.820-823
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• 2010

본 연구는 채혈바늘에 의해 발생하는 2차 감염을 방지하기 위한 안전 랜싯(Lancet)을 설계 개발하고 연속하여 채혈하는 경우에 쉽게 그리고 편리하게 사용할 수 있도록 무선 전동방식의 채혈기를 설계제작을 목적으로 한다. 안전랜싯은 채혈침과 보호캡이 일체형으로 설계되어 채혈 순간을 제외하고는 채혈침이 항상 보호캡 속에 있도록 하여 채혈바늘에 의한 사고를 방지하도록 하였다. 전동 채혈기는 충전건전지를 전원으로 하고 솔레노이드의 작동으로 랜싯을 타격하여 채혈하도록 설계되었으며, 연발 타격 또는 단발타격의 기능을 선택하도록 설계 제작되었다. 이 채혈기는 한방병의원의 사혈기로도 사용되도록 제작되었다.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.195-204
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• 2021

Objectives The purpose of this study is to report the effects of Korean medicine treatments including Chuna manual therapy, pharmacopuncture and acupuncture for two patients who have pain in hip joint diagnosed with avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Methods The treatment effect was evaluated with a numeric rating scale (NRS), range of motion (ROM), physical examination (Patrick test), and score of Harris hip score (HHS). Results After treatment, symptoms of the two patients such as hip joint pain and gait dysfunction were improved. The NRS decreased from 8 (right [Rt.]), 7 (left [Lt.]) to 4 (Rt.), 3 (Lt.) in case 1 and from 9 to 2 in case 2. Also the patients showed improvement in ROM and score of HHS increased from 55.5 to 88.5 in case 1 and from 63.5 to 85.5 in case 2. In addition, positive Patrick test improved to negative. Conclusions Korean medicine treatments including Chuna manual therapy, pharmacopuncture and acupuncture can be effective in relieving pain and recovering the fucnction of hip joint associated with avascular necrosis of the femoral head, even when surgery is recommended. Although further study such as controlled studies is needed.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.1327-1336
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• 2023

This case report presents the effectiveness of Korean medicine in the treatment of occipital neuralgia. The patient with occipital neuralgia was treated with acupuncture. Acupuncture treatment was administered to the occipital nerve area, which is commonly used in occipital nerve blocks by western medicine doctors. The severity of the symptoms was assessed daily using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score of pain. The patient received outpatient treatment a total of 7 times, and only received acupuncture treatment each time. According to the patient, his symptoms decreased by about 90% two days after acupuncture treatment, and the frequency and duration of the symptoms also decreased. Seven days after all acupuncture treatments, the severity of pain was reduced from NRS 6 to NRS 0. The findings of this case report suggest that treatment with Korean medicine can be an effective option for treating occipital neuralgia. Acupuncture can be a good treatment method for occipital neuralgia, along with western drug treatment and occipital nerve block.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.941-945
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• 2005

연구목적 : 선양낭성암은 모든 두경부 종양에서 불과 1% 미만의 희소암으로, 본 논문에서는 하악 선양낭성암 기원의 간에 전이성 거대 종양을 가진 증례를 통해 선양낭성암에서의 한방 치료의 유효성평가와 함께 이에 대한 계속적인 연구를 유도해내는 계기로 삼고자 한다. 연구방법 : 본 연구에서는 한약물치료, 침치료, CT검사 및 혈액학적 검사를 포함한 모든 치료와 검사결과를 추적 조사하였다. 치료로 청간탕과 화침법을 사용하였으며, 청간탕은 1일 3회 복용, 화침은 월 1회 시술하였다. 또한, 혈액학적 검사는 월 1회 하였으며, CT검사는 19개월간의 치료기간 중 2회에 걸쳐 수행되어졌다. 연구결과 : 재검사시의 CT소견과 내원당시의 CT소견을 비교하였을 때, 큰 변화가 없이 잘 유지하였으며, 비록 일부의 혈액학적 검사소견이 약간 악화되었지만, 환자의 주증상은 빠르게 경감되었다. 결론 : 본 증례는 진행성 선양낭성암 환자에게서 한방치료가 삶의 질 개선과 생존을 향상을 위한 고식적 목적의 치료에 유용하게 사용되어질 수 있는 가능성을 제시해 준다.

• Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.95-103
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• 2007

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical effect of acre improved by oriental medical weight management. Methods We treated 2 cases of obese and acne patients with dietetic therapy, electro-acupuncture therapy and herb medication. Results After $5{\sim}6$weeks of oriental medicine therapy of obesity, a remarkable improvement was made for not only obesity but also acne. Conclusion The study suggests that oriental medicine therapy of obesity also effects acne. We think that it need further study and clinical trial for obesity and acne.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.48-61
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• 2021

Objectives: This study was aimed to review the effect of acupuncture on endometriosis related pain in patients. Methods: Researchers searched data through 6 online databases up to November 2020. The data was limited to randomized controlled trial studies on endometriosis patients diagnosed with laparoscopy. Results: 7 Randomized controlled trials were included in this study. All of studies were published in Chinese, in China. Intervention of treatment group were composed of simple acupuncture and electroacupuncture. Intervention of control group were made up with mifepristone, herbal medicine and acupuncture. Outcome measurements were effective rate, serum Cancer antigen-125 (CA-125), Visual analogue scale (VAS)/pain score, and recurrence rate in 1 year. In all outcome measurements, treatment group were more effective than control group and it was statistically significant. Conclusions: Acupuncture therapy is effective in decreasing endometriosis related pain and preventing recurrence. However, because endometriosis is easy to recur, additional long-term research is needed.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.13-25
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• 2022

Objective This study aimed to analyze randomized controlled trials of the effect of acupuncture on Tourette syndrome and to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment. Methods Based on the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Pubmed search with the key search terms of 'Tourette syndrome, acupuncture', dated from 2000 to 2021, ten randomized controlled trials were identified and analyzed for this study. Results 1. The most commonly used acupoints were Taechung (LR3), Sinmun (HT7), Hapgok (LI4), Pungji (GB20) and Backhoe (GV20). 2. The most commonly used meridians were Bladder Meridian, Stomach Meridian and Gallbladder Meridian. 3. Acupuncture treatment was found to be significantly more or equally effective than western medicine such as haloperidol and tiapride. Conclusions Based on the results of the randomized controlled trials analyzed in this study, acupuncture was found to be effective in the treatment of Tourette syndrome. However, more clinical studies are needed to prove the effectiveness of acupuncture in Tourette syndrome.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.425-451
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• 2022

Objectives: To review trends of clinical trials on Korean medicine treatments for postoperative sleep improvement. Methods: We searched randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on Korean medicine treatments for postoperative sleep improvement from ten domestic and foreign databases. Sample sizes, diseases, types of operation, diagnosis tools, pattern identification, interventions, outcome measurements, and main results of included studies were extracted and analyzed. Results: A total of 20 RCTs were selected. Most studies were published in China. The most common target disease was cancer, followed by cardiovascular disease. Most studies lacked detailed description regarding participants such as onset, duration of sleep disturbance, and preoperative sleep issues. Herbal medicine was the most frequently used in 12 studies. The most commonly used prescription was Suanzaoren decoction. The effectiveness of Korean medicine treatment on improving postoperative sleep was found to be significant in most studies. Conclusions: Korean medicine treatments might be effective in postoperative sleep improvement. However, the quality of included studies was low. Therefore, further well-designed research studies are needed to provide high quality clinical evidence on Korean medicine treatments for postoperative sleep improvement.