• Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.101-107
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• 2009

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to show a case of patient with dysfunction of autonomic nervous system improved by oriental medical treatment. Methods: This patient was 66 year-old woman who complained pantalgia including abdominal pain and headache, cold sweating, anxiety, palpitation and fatigue. She was treated by herbal medicine(加味溫膽湯 $ji\bar{a}w\grave{e}iw\bar{e}nd\breve{a}nt\bar{a}ng$), acupuncture, moxa and aroma therapy. We used VAS(Visual analogue scale) to measure the progress of symptoms. Results : The symptoms of dysfunction of autonomic nervous system was improved after oriental medical therapy. Conclusions : This study suggests that oriental medicine therapy is effective in the trearment of dysfunction of autonomic nervous system.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.250-257
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• 2005

Purpose : This study was designed to evaluate the effects of oriental medicine therapy on a patient of metrorrhagia and metrostaxis with endometrial polyp. Methods : The clinical data was analyzed on a patient of metrorrhagia and metrostaxis with endometrial polyp whose main symptoms were dysfunctional uterine bleeding. A 27-year-old female who had been treated hormone replacement therapy for dysfunctional uterine bleeding at a obstetrics and gynecology became worse, so refused any more hormone replacement therapy and visited Dongsin university oriental hospital. The patient was admitted to the obstetrics and gynecology department of Dongsin university Oriental Medical Hospital, on Febrary 23, 2004 and remained until Apri 11, 2005. we treated the patient with a herb-medication, acupunture therapy, moxa therapy and etc. Results : After treatment, improvement was seen in dysfunctional uterine bleeding, generalized weakness. Conclusion : The study suggests that oriental medicine therapy is significantly effective in the treatment of metrorrhagia and metrostaxis with endometrial polyp.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.159-181
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• 2010

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to introduce and examine the possibilities of infrared (IR) imaging, biophoton detection and gas discharge visualization(GDV) as diagnostic tools in Korean Medicine. Methods : To review the basic mechanism and measurement methods of three modalities, concepts in physics were introduced. Physical backgrounds of IR, biophoton and GDV were briefly explained based on recent research papers. Simple electronics was employed for relevant detectors. In order to find the relation between Korean Medicine and these methods, papers on their applications were reviewed. Opinions from the experts on each modality were obtained from their papers and private communications. Results and Conclusions : IR imaging has been used as an auxiliary diagnostic tool but there are some rooms for the improvement for clinical applications. Experimental confirmation of the meridian activation by a moxa cigar is necessary for its verification. Biophoton is not correlated with human skin temperature but it has a circadian rhythm. Biophoton and GDV have a negligible relation if any. Therefore there are no correlations among three modalities in terms of basic mechanisms. But their clinical relations are yet to be scrutinized. Biophoton and GDV need more rigorous clinical tests before they can be used as diagnostic tools.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.1-10
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• 2007

Objectives The purpose of this study is to report a pediatric patient with bilateral facial nerve palsy. Methods The patient was treated by acupuncture, moxa, herb(Cheongungkyeoji-tang, Palmulgunja-tang) for 1 month. We described his progression and measured the degree by House-Brackmann scale and Yanagihara's scale. Results He started getting better from 7th day of the onset. During admission, the facial palsy had improved from Grade V/V(Rt/Lt) to Grade II/II(Rt/Lt) by House-Brackmann scale and from 0/0(Rt/Lt)score to 36/36(Rt/Lt)score by Yanagihara's scale. Conclusions Compared with unilateral facial nerve palsy cases, this case was not different from the time when it got better, and how much it improved. However, biased degree had increased and then decreased because of the time gap between the right facial improvements and left facial one.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.395-401
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• 2003

Facial nerver paralysis is classified as Supranuclear, Peripheral and Nuclear. It is mostly Spontaneous Peripheral Facial Paralysis(Bell's palsy) or Supranuclear Paralysis by C.V.A, but Nuclear Facial Nerve Paralysis is rarely reported. We treated a 64-years-old female patient who had 7-years history of C.V.A with hypertension and heart disease, and complained of these symptoms; left facial palsy, ocular dysmetria, diplopia, and right extremity weakness. We diagnosed as direct attack from the wind pathogen(風邪入中) with deficiency of both Gi(Qi, vital energy) and blood(氣血雨虛), and employed Oriental medical treatments; herb-medication, acupuncture and moxa therapy. The result was relatively acceptable. So We report this case with a brief review of related literatures.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.233-240
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• 2009

Object : This study was designed to evaluate the effects of oriental medicine therapy on a lung cancer patient. Methods : The patient was admitted on August 20. 2008 and remained until September 24. 2008. She was treated with herbal medicine. acupuncture and moxa therapy. Result & Conclusion : After the treatment. the symptoms and chest X-ray results improved. This result suggests that oriental medicine is an effective treatment for some lung cancer patients. Nevertheless more clinical case reports are needed.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.1774-1778
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• 2006

To evaluate the effects of oriental treatment on sequela of abortion patients. From January 2005 to April 2006, 12 patients in Dong-Shin university Oriental Hospital with history of sequela of abortion were selected for this study, and their medical records were reviewed retrospectively. There were 12 sequela of abortion patients who were treated with herbal medicine(Kungkuejoheolem, Kamionkyung-tang), Jokyungjongok-tang), acupuncture, moxa. 11 patients aborted below 12weeks, and 1 patient aborted above 12weeks. Those patients complained of lower abdominal pain, arthralgia, dizziness, hand and foot coldness, and lower abdominal coldness ect. after abortion. Arthralgia was treated 68.6%, lower abdominal pain and hand and foot coldness was treated 44%, dizziness was 43.5% and so no. Patients improved about 57.72%. In this study, that oriental medical therapy is significantly effective on the treatment of sequela of abortion patients.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.151-163
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• 2005

Objective : The objective of this study is to enlarge the range of treating which understanding taech'u acupoint(GVl4) can be applied to by inspecting and analyzing documentary records about taech'u acupoint(GVl4). Method : Various contents about taech'u acupoint(GVl4) can be inquired into through investing and analyzing 41 kinds of documentary records ranging from old books to contemporary materials. Results : 1. The spot of taech'u acupoint(GVl4) is under the process of the 7th cervical vertebral. 2. Taech'u acupoint(GVl4) can be found in two positions which can be posturized by a patient. One is a position in which a patient lies on his/her face. The other is a position in which a patient sits up straight with his/her head bent. 3. The depth of acupuncturing can be varied from 3 puns to 2 chons. 4. The amount of moxa can be varied from 3 jangs to 60 jangs. 5. To treat throush taech'u acupoint(GVl4) can lower fever, relieve a state of oversensitiveness, and let vitality flown. Conclusions : The range of treating through taech'u acupoint(GVl4) can be chronic wasting diseases, neuropsychotic diseases, feverish diseases, respiratory diseases, and diseases which can be around taech'u acupoint(GVl4).

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.246-258
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report the effect of TKM to Rhumatitis Arthritis after parturition and show the importance of recuperation after parturition. Methods: The patient was a 33-year-old woman who complains arthralgia, edema and sense of coldness after her third parturition. The patient was treated by Herb medicine, Acupuncture treatment, Moxa treatment and Physical Treatment. And the progress of symptoms was evaluated by cheking the change of VAS, and inspecting the DITI. Results: The Pain and edema have declined. After discharge, she got definite diagnosis as Rhumatitis Arthritis. But We already estimated it from the results of serum test. So we had treated the patience with TKM and we could explain the prognosis. We regulated the pain and edema successfully at the acute phase. And the patient could take care of herself, she didn't play her disease down as a simple symptoms of parturition. Conclusion: TKM is expected to have positive effects on Rheumatic arthritis with quick onset after parturition.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.1094-1101
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• 2021

Objectives: This study examined a case of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) in an adult with unspecified abdominal pain.Methods: The patient was treated with herbal medicine, acupuncture, and moxa. Treatment progress was evaluated by follow-up monitoring of the intensity, frequency, and duration (in hours) of abdominal pain and body weight. Results: The average abdominal pain level on the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) and its incidence decreased. The duration of pain was 15 hours maximum and 2.5 hours minimum. The body weight repeatedly increased and decreased but increased overall. Despite no remarkable findings from X-rays, air-fluid levels and coil-shaped folds of the small bowel were observed. Conclusions: Korean medical treatment based on a dialectic effectively relieved chronic abdominal pain and suspected CIPO-a disease that requires continuous management and therapeutic intervention.