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Effectiveness of Combined Korean Medicine on Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report

  • Choi, Ji-Won (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Bae, Ji-Min (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Kyu (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Byung-Ryul (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Yang, Gi-Young (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
  • Received : 2017.11.20
  • Accepted : 2017.12.07
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a Korean medicine treatment on a traumatic spinal cord injury. Metohds : A 44-year-old male patient who had suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury was treated for two months. The effectiveness of complex Korean medicine treatments was measured using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and the Manual Muscle Test (MMT). Result : We found that the NRS of pain caused by numbness was decreased from 7 to 0-1, and the overall motor measured by the MMT was also improved. The patient's walking state was changed from wheelchair ambulation to walker ambulation. Conclusion : Based on this finding, complex Korean medicine treatments may be effective in treating patients' pain, controlling paresthesia, and aiding the recovery function of activities in daily living. However, because of the limitation of our study, further high-quality research should be conducted.

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