• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.24 no.4_2
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• pp.1067-1074
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• 2003

Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate the effects of traditional oriental therapies(TOT) on advanced gastric cancer(AGC) patient with metastasis to liver. Methods : We retrospectively analyzed the medical record of a case of AGC patient in stage IV with metastasis to liver who had been treated with TOT for 5 months continuously in East-West Cancer Center of Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University from 5 March 2003 through 22 July 2003. Results : After treated with TOT for the 5 months, most of symptoms were disappeared or improved and tumor size was decreased on abdominal CT compared with the previous result. The hematological results and tumor markers were not increased. Conclusions : From the above results, it could be suggested that TOT have effects on improving symptoms and quality of life as a supportive or curative therapy for AGC patients.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.344-351
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• 2004

Systemic sclerosis Sine scleroderma(ssSSc) is an uncommon subtype of Systemic sclerosis(SSc), which is believed to attack internal organs without causing changes in the skin. Electrogastrography has been known to be a simple, non-invasive, and effective method in assessing gastric motility. In this new study, a case of Systemic sclerosis Sine Scleroderma exhibiting gastric symptoms was observed. For this, we applied herbal medicine. manual acupucture, electro-acupucture, and lumbar skin wanning. After applying these therapies, both systemic and dyspeptic symptoms of the patient improved. Electrogastrography suggests a relation between gastric myoelectrical activity and the patient's improvement in dyspeptic symptoms. Therefore, based on study of Oriental medical classics and recent medical articles, clinically emperical success in treating gastric dysmotility was seen in a patient with Systemic sclerosis Sine Scleroderma.

• 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.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.149-157
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• 2004

The chronic non-bacterial prostatis disease is relatively incurable, chronic and recurrent. Due to its prostatis barrier, chronic non-bacterial prostatis disease is difficult to be penetrated with Medicine. Nevertheless, we obtained the desired results using the method of iki action by Bojungiki-tang. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of treatment and change of WBC numerical index using Bojungiki-tang. We investigated one chronic non-bacterial prostatis disease for about one year with NIH chronic prostatis symptom index, expressed prostatic secretion(EPS). After the treatment, symptom index score was decreased from 27 to 1. Also WBC numerical index by EPS test was decreased to zero. These results indicate that oriental medical therapy is effective in treating chronic non-bacterial prostatis disease. Therefore further study of the effect of herb-medicine is necessary.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.770-775
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• 2006

Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate the effects of oriental treatment on cancer patients. Methods : We retrospectively analyzed the medical record of a distal cholangiocarcinoma patient who had been treated with oriental medicine for 150 days. He complained of anorexia, dyspepsia, fatigue, weight loss, constipation, abdominal discomfort and pain. etc. We prescribed him Samchulkunbi-tang and other oriental medicines, in order to treat symptoms and improve long term survival. Results and Conclusion : For 150 days, he was treated with oriental medicine and the symptoms mostly disappeared. We had a worthwhile improvement of long term survival. When it comes to therapeutic effects, it could be suggested that oriental medicine has significant effects on improving symptoms, survival and quality of lifes.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.660-669
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• 2005

Objectives : The aim of this study is to find the acoustic characteristics of acupuncture therapy effects on post-stroke dysarthria. Methods : Acupuncture therapy was applied for four to six weeks by inserting needles into eight acupuncture points, CV23, CV24, bilateral 'Sheyu' and ipsilateral ST4, ST6 and contralateral LI4, ST36 on facial palsy side. All the speech samples were collected, pre-treatment and post-treatment, using Computerized Speech Lab. VOT and TD of each speech sample and vowel formant(F1&F2) were analyzed on spectrogram. Result : VOT and TD were decreased after treatment. F1 was decreased, and F2 was increased after treatment. Conclusions : This suggests that acupuncture therapy improves symptoms of post-stroke dysarthria by stimulating articulation organs such as tongue, lips, cheeks, larynx and pharynx.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.244-252
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• 2002

Functional dyspepsia refers to upper abdominal pain or discomfort with or without symptoms of early satiety, nausea, or vomiting with no definable organic cause. In this study, we recognized that dyspepsia was decreased with herbal medication (Banhabakchulchunma-tang) and acupuncture therapy. And we aimed to evaluate the Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale (GSRS) in these cases. The GSRS indicated that Oriental medicine treatment could be effective in the Functional dyspepsia. And it is helpful in decreasing symptoms of patients and in improving quality of life.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.1913-1917
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• 2004

This study was designed to report the clinical effects of oriental medical therapy on a patient whose irritable bowel syndrome did not improved under western medical therapy, Herbal medication, acupuncture and moxibustion therapy were applied to the patient for 12 days. The status and frequency of feces were checked and self-recognized symptoms (abdominal pain and bowel sounds) were checked to evaluate improvement. According to the above evaluation items, the treatment was beneficial. The status and frequency of feces became normal. Abdominal pain and bowel sounds ceased. The above results suggest that oriental medical therapy is beneficial for the patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.727-732
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• 2007

Objectives : This study investigated using National Institutes of Health Strokes Scale in acute and subacute stroke patients and evaluated relativity of pulse pattern to NIHSS. Methods : 104 acute and subacute stroke patients were selected from 4 oriental medical hospitals from April 2007 to May 2007. The patients were admitted to hospital within 1 month after stroke. Pulse feeling diagnosis was done by oriental medical doctor and classified into 7 subtypes. Results : There were significant results statistically between slow/rapid pulse and NIHSS score in the male group; in the female group, there were no significant results statistically but the results showed that slow pulse has lower NIHSS score than rapid pulse. Patients with surging pulse had lower NIHSS score than the other patients. Another pulse pattern had no relativity to NIHSS score.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.905-914
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• 2006

Background and Purpose : The purpose of this study was to classify according to the TOAST classification (Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment) acute stroke patients (first-ever stroke) treated at the Department of Internal Medicine of Kyungwon University In-cheon Oriental Medical Hospital. Methods : In the time period Oct. 2005 to Oct. 2006. 101 patients with a first-ever stroke admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine of Kyungwon University In-cheon Oriental Medical Hospital were included. Patients were hospitalized within 14 days after the onset of stroke. They had neurological deficits for a time more than 24 hours. We classified patients according to the original TOAST classification (Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment) Results : The incidence in males was 54.4%, in females was 45.6%. Ischemic stroke (86.l%) was more common than hemorrhagic stroke (13.9%). The results of TOAST classification in this study were as follows: small-vessel occlusion, 72.4% large-artery atherosclerosis. 14.9 % cardioembolism, 4.6% stroke of other determined etiology, 4.6%: stroke of undetermined etiology, 3.5%. Patients in the small-vessel occlusion subgroup in this study were the most frequent. The result of this study is that Korean stroke registry is not in accordance with western medicine. Conclusions : The TOAST classification system is the most widely accepted tool to categorize stroke subtypes in western medicine, but in oriental medicine, it is not yet widely accepted. The authors suggest the general use of the TOAST classification to determine adequate management for stroke patients, to predict the prognosis and recurrence of stroke and to develop a Korean standard of stroke in oriental medicine.