Journal of Oriental Medical Thermology (대한한방체열의학회지)

The Korean Academy Of Oriental Medical Thermology (대한한방체열의학회)
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A Clinical case study for the diagnosis and assessment of abdominal cold hypersensitivity treatment by DITI

적외선 체열검사(DITI)로 복부냉증의 진단과 치료 경과를 평가한 단일 임상례

  • Kim, Eun-Gyung (Women Medical Center, Kangnam Korean Hospital, KyungHee Univ.) ;
  • Hwang, Deok-Sang (Women Medical Center, Kangnam Korean Hospital, KyungHee Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Chang-Hoon (Women Medical Center, Kangnam Korean Hospital, KyungHee Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Sub (Women Medical Center, Kangnam Korean Hospital, KyungHee Univ.)
  • 김은경 (경희대학교 강남한방병원 한방부인과) ;
  • 황덕상 (경희대학교 강남한방병원 한방부인과) ;
  • 이창훈 (경희대학교 강남한방병원 한방부인과) ;
  • 이경섭 (경희대학교 강남한방병원 한방부인과)
  • Published : 2009.12.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate DITI (Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging)'s potential for diagnosis and indicator of abdominal cold hypersensitivity treatment from the clinical case study. Methods: The patient was a 35-year-old woman who was suffered by general coldness, sweating and general pain. The patient was treated by Herb medicine, Acupuncture treatment, Moxa treatment and Physical Treatment. The progress of symptoms was evaluated by checking the change of VAS, and inspecting the DITI. We studied the statistical significance from the difference of DITI results before and after treatment by paired T-test using SPSS windows (version 12.0). Results: The general coldness, sweating and general pain of this patient have declined, especially the abdominal coldness improvement showing. As a results, the temperature of four abdominal sites(GV4,6,12,17) after treatment were statistically higher than those before treatment. With comparison of Indang, DITI difference of abdominal sites before and after treatment were statistically significant from paired T-tests. Conclusion: The results suggest that DITI can be used for the diagnosis and assessment of abdominal cold hypersensitivity treatment.

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