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A Case Report of Two Nongastroesophageal Idiopathic Atypical Chest Pain Patients Treated by Gwaruhaebackbackju-tang and Gwaruhaebackbanha-tang (과루해백백주탕과 과루해백반하탕을 이용한 본태성 비정형성 흉통 환자 호전 2례)

  • Lee, Dong-keun;Hwang, Seon-hye;Koh, Ji-yoon;Son, Ah-hyun;Shin, Hyeon-su
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.383-391
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    • 2017
  • Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of traditional Korean medicine, including Gwaruhaebackbackju-tang and Gwaruhaebackbanha-tang, on idiopathic atypical chest pain. Method: Herbal medicine and acupuncture were carried out. NRS scores were used to evaluate the effect of the treatments. Results: After the treatments, the patients' chest pain improved, as the NRS score decreased. Conclusion: This study suggests that traditional Korean medicine treatments might be effective for idiopathic atypical chest pain.

Case Report of a Psychogenic Urinary Incontinence Patient with Hypersomnia Disorder (수면과다증을 동반한 심인성 요실금 환자 호전 1례)

  • Lee, Dong-keun;Son, Ah-hyun;Kang, Mi-jung;Shin, Hyeon-su
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.189-195
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    • 2016
  • Objective: This study evaluates the effects of traditional Korean medicine (including Guibi-tang) on a psychogenic urinary incontinence patient with hypersomnia disorder.Method: Herbal medicine, acupuncture, and moxibustion were carried out. The effect of the treatments was then evaluated via the Beck depression inventory (BDI), the Beck anxiety inventory (BAI), the symptom checklist-90-revised (SCL 90-R), the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), and the revised urinary incontinence scale (RUIS), as well as the number of urinations, incontinence levels, and sleeping times during the day.Results: After the treatments, both the urinary incontinence and hypersomnia symptoms showed improvement.Conclusion: This study suggests that traditional Korean medicine treatments are effective in caring for patients who suffer from psychogenic urinary incontinence with hypersomnia disorder.

A Case Report of Gait Disturbance, Cognitive Impairment, Dysuria, and Dysphagia in a Stroke Patient Treated with Traditional Korean Medical Treatment (한의 복합 치료를 통해 보행 장애, 인지 장애, 배뇨 장애, 연하 장애에 개선을 보인 중대뇌동맥 폐색에 의한 뇌경색증 환자 1례에 대한 증례보고)

  • Kim, Kwang-ho;Lee, Young-ung;Chu, Hongmin;Lim, Hyeon-seo;Kim, Cheol-hyun;Lee, Jeong-youn;Lee, Sang-kwan;Sung, Kang-keyng
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.204-212
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    • 2020
  • This study aimed to investigate the effect of traditional Korean medical treatments on a stroke patient with gait disturbance, cognitive impairment, dysuria, and dysphagia. A 78-year-old female with chronic middle cerebral artery infarction had symptoms of gait disturbance, cognitive impairment, dysuria, and dysphagia. After being treated with Korean medicine therapies, including acupuncture and herbal medicine, the patient's symptoms were significantly improved. During all the treatments, Indices including manual muscle test, functional ambulation category, functional independence measuring, mini-mental state examination-K, global deterioration scale, pelvic symmetry, functional ambulation profile used to evaluate her symptoms indicated improvement in her symptoms, without any side effects. Traditional Korean medical treatments, such as acupuncture and herbal medicine, can be considered to be effective therapies for a stoke patient who has symptoms of gait disturbance, cognitive impairment, dysuria, and dysphagia.

Case Report of Treatment with Korean Medicine on a Central Post-Stroke Pain Patient who had Impingement Syndrome of the Right Shoulder (우측 어깨의 충격증후군을 동반한 뇌졸중 후 중추성 통증 환자 치험 1례)

  • Lim, Hyun-chan;Kim, Tae-ryun;Lee, Hye-in;Kim, Eun-ji;Lee, Da-eun;Jeon, Sang-yoon
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.38 no.6
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    • pp.1060-1067
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    • 2017
  • Objectives: This case study examined the effects of treatment with traditional Korean medicine on a central post-stroke pain patient, who had impingement syndrome of the right shoulder. Methods: The patient received traditional Korean medical treatments, including acupuncture, warm-needling, moxibustion, and cupping, throughout the treatment period, and extracorporeal shock-wave therapy and physical therapy for part of the treatment period. The effects of treatments were measured with a manual muscle test (MMT), numerical rating scale (NRS), range of motion (ROM), and gait staging index (self-invented). Results: The clinical symptoms of the patient were improved considerably after the complete treatment. Conclusions: Traditional Korean medicine may be effective for treatment of central post-stroke pain in patients with impingement syndrome.

A Case Report of Hwa-Byung with Menopausal Symptoms (갱년기 장애를 동반한 화병 환자 치험 1례)

  • Park, Se-Hwan;Kim, Jee-Hoon;Kim, Geun-Woo;Koo, Byung-Soo
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.149-159
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    • 2009
  • Objectives : This study was performed to report the effect of Korean traditional treatments for Hwa-Byung with menopausal symptoms. Methods : In this case, a 48 years old female patient has been suffered by Hwa-Byung with menopausal symptoms for 3 years old. We treated the patient with Korean traditional treatments (acupuncture, herb-medication and aroma theraphy), mindfulness and Korean traditional psychotherapy. The effects of treatment were measured by Beck Depression Inventory(BDI), Zung Depression Rating Scale(SDS), Kupperman Index(KI), Menopause Rating Scale(MRS). Results : After treatment, the chief complaints and accompanying symptoms were subsided and improved. And BDI, SDS, KI and MRS score were decreased. Conclusions : According to this study, the Korean traditional treatment such as acupuncture, herb-medication is effective for the cure of Hwa-Byung with menopausal symptoms.

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Recent Advances in the Seborrheic Dermatitis (지루성 피부염의 최신 지견)

  • Cha, Jae-Hoon;Nam, Hae-Jeong;Kim, Hee-Jeong;Park, Owe-Suk;Kim, Keoo-Seok;Kim, Yoon-Bum
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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    • v.19 no.3 s.31
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    • pp.118-133
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    • 2006
  • Seborrheic dermatitis is characterized by the appearance of red, flacking, greasy lesions in regions rich in sebaceous glands. There are various opinions about the relation between seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff. Considering all available data, we consider seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff to be differing severity manifestations of similar origin. The known etiologies of seborrheic dermatitis are the abnormality of lipid and hormnes, Malassezia species, immune response. We recently focus on the relation between seborrheic dermatitis and HIV positive and AIDS patients, seborrheic dermatitis and neurological disease. The treatments of seborrheic dermatitis include topical treatments, oral treatments. There are non-specific agents, antifungal medication, corticosteroids in the topical treatments. Narrow band UVB and oral medications are known as the prophylaxis of seborrheic dermatitis but we need further study. In traditional korean medicine, the literature studies and case reports have been published. But we don't know what herbal medicine has antifungal effect against Malassezia species. So we should discriminate herbal medicines which have antifungal effect against Malassezia specieses. Then we could treat seborreic dermatitis by traditional korean medicine effectively.

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Effect of Combined Traditional Acupuncture, Pharmacopuncture and Applied Kinesiology on Lumbar Diseases of Resident Patients

  • Lee, Sang-Ju;Ahn, Chang Beohm
    • Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.184-191
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: Recently several Korean medical doctors have begun practicing applied kinesiology (AK). Although the efficacy of combining traditional acupuncture (TA) and pharmacopuncture (PP) on lumbar diseases such as lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and lumbar herniation of intervertebral disk (LHID) has been examined, the possible benefits of combining TA, PP and AK approaches have not been examined. Therefore the aim of this study was to develop effective treatment for lumbar disorders by combining TA, PP, and AK treatments. Methods: Twenty-four patients hospitalized at Samse Korean Traditional Medicine Hospital between March and September 2018 with L5 or S1 root radiculopathy associated with LSS and LHID were included in this study. They were treated for 10 days with TA, PP and AK approaches that included category block, manipulation and strain/counterstrain treatments. The primary outcomes were mainly assessed using Japanese Orthopedic Association lumbar scores (JOALS). JOALS were determined before the start of treatment as well as five and 10 days after treatment started. Results: The treatments improved the lumbar condition of the patients based on JOA pain score. Conclusion: The combined TA, PP and AK treatments were effective in treating spinal diseases of resident patients. Prospective, controlled, and relevant protocols using multimodal strategies to define the role of TA, PP and AK are needed.

A Case Study of an Advanced Breast Cancer Patient Treated with a Combination of Traditional Korean Medicine and Chemotherapy (진행성 유방암에 대한 한양방 병용 치료 치험 1례)

  • Han, Ga-jin;Lee, A-ram;Seong, Sin;Kim, Sung-su
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.268-276
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    • 2018
  • Although patients with breast cancer receive standard treatments, they often experience recurrence or metastasis of tumors. Therefore, patients seeking treatment with traditional Korean medicine (TKM) in addition to conventional treatment have increased. We present a case of 46-year-old female with recurring breast cancer. She underwent surgeries and various hormone therapies since being diagnosed in 2007. Upon follow-up examination, she had metastatic lesions on the lung and multiple bones in 2015 and 2016. She received TKM treatments from May 2017 with Aromasin and Afinitor. However, hepatic metastasis was found after two months, so she started Capecitabine with TKM. After about two months, the liver nodules disappeared and a seeding nodule in the right paracolic gutter was decreased. After two months, the tumor response was stable disease. Back pain due to bone metastasis was improved. We suggest that combination treatment of TKM and chemotherapy is a promising method for treating breast cancer.

A Case Report of Add-On Traditional Korean Medical Treatments in a Patient with Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Conventional Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (기존의 경구용 혈당강하제로 혈당조절이 불량한 제2형 당뇨병 환자에 대한 한양방 병용 치료 1례)

  • Lee, Hye-Yoon;Jung, Eun-sun;Yun, Youngju;Lee, Sang Yeoup
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.718-726
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    • 2021
  • This study presents a case of add-on traditional Korean medical treatments in a 77-year-old male patient with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus with conventional oral hypoglycemic agents. Chief complaints were uncontrolled glucose level and weight loss. The patient was treated with electroacupuncture (on ST36, CV4, and CV12), herbal medication, and lifestyle advice. The conventional oral hypoglycemic medications were maintained. After 12 weeks, the glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) decreased from 11.0% to 8.4%. There were significant abnormalities in the liver function and renal function tests, but no adverse event was reported. Further studies are needed to confirm the findings of this case.

The Current Situation of Mongolian Traditional Medicine and It's Historical Development (몽골 전통의료의 현황 및 역사적 발달과정)

  • Yoo, Wang Keun
    • Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.125-132
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    • 2014
  • Objective : The aim of this study is to review the historical development and current situation of Mongolian traditional medicine. Method : Systematic literature review for books, journals, governments statistics, reports on mongolian traditional medicine was carried out. Results : The theory of Mongolian traditional medicine is influenced by the philosophy and medical theories of the ancient orient such as India, Tibet and China-theories of hot and cold, principle of yin and yang and five elements. There are very unique treatments like brain tram concussion, fermented horse milk treatment as well as moxibustion, acupuncture, and blood letting. It appears that they are very closed to nomadic life. Training program of each institutes need to be standardized. Mongolian traditional medicine had been almost destroyed by the influence of communist idea from 1930s until the end of the 1980s. Since 1990, Mongolian government put much emphasis on the development of traditional medicine. And now about 3.7% of total beds is traditional medicine one and that there are six TM schools and the total number of traditional medicine in 2012 is 1696. However, there are still the lack of manpower, facilities, standardized training program and scientific research for traditional medicine. Conclusion : Mongolian traditional medicine has been developed over centuries in response to Mongolia's unique geographical and climate conditions and the lifestyles of its people and that made contribution to the health of mongolian people. However, it needs to be strengthened because there are poor infrastructure and training program.