Journal of Haehwa Medicine (혜화의학회지)

Research Institute of Korean Medicine (대전대학교 한의학연구소)
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A Clinical Case Study on Treatment of Adolescent Structural

청소년기의 구조적 척추측만증 환자 치험 1례에 대한 보고

  • Kang, Jun-Hyuk (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Graduate school of Daejeon University) ;
  • Hong, Seo-Young (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Graduate school of Daejeon University) ;
  • Yoon, Il-Ji (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Graduate school of Daejeon University) ;
  • Oh, Min-Suck (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Graduate school of Daejeon University)
  • 강준혁 (대전대학교 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 홍서영 (대전대학교 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 윤일지 (대전대학교 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 오민석 (대전대학교 한방재활의학과교실)
  • Accepted : 2006.05.20
  • Published : 2006.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives : This study was performed to evaluate the effect of oriental medical treatment on adolescent structural scoliosis. Methods : A patient who has scoliosis was treated with chuna and acupuncture treatment. After the treatment, we evaluated the effects of treatment with radiological measurement by calculating the scoliosis correction angle from the initial and follow-up spine AP view. Result : After the treatment, the cobb's angle of T-spine was changed $23^{\circ}$ to $15^{\circ}$, that of L-spine was changed $25^{\circ}$ to $10^{\circ}$. Conclusions : In this study, Chuna and acupuncture treatment was efficacious against scoliosis. And it is necessary for adolescent scoliosis patient to be more early detection, earily treated and continuous observed.

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