The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

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A Case Report of Two Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Treated with Korean Medicine Treatment and Temporomandibular Joint Balancing Therapy

Temporomandibular Joint Balancing Therapy(턱관절 균형요법)를 병행한 한의치료로 호전된 특발성 파킨슨병 환자 2례에 대한 증례보고

  • Joo-eun Shin (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Seung-ho Kim (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Jun-young Hur (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Young-jun Lee (Institute of TMJ Integrative Medicine) ;
  • In-chan Seol (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Yoon-sik Kim (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Horyong Yoo (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 신주은 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 김승호 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 허준영 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 이영준 (턱관절통합의학연구소) ;
  • 설인찬 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 김윤식 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 유호룡 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실)
  • Received : 2024.02.27
  • Accepted : 2024.03.28
  • Published : 2024.03.30
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Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It has no cure, but current treatments can relieve symptoms and maintain quality of life. As PD progresses, controlling its symptoms becomes difficult. Here, we present the treatment of two patients with idiopathic PD using traditional Korean medicine (TKM) and temporomandibular joint balancing therapy (TBT). We measured the progress of the two patients using the unified PD rating scale (UPDRS) and the Hoehn and Yahr (HY) scale. Combined treatment of TKM and TBT decreased the total UPDRS score from 52 to 26 after 21 days in case 1, while it decreased the total UPDRS score from 91 to 65 after 20 days in case 2. In both patients, the HY scale score was maintained at 3, and no adverse events were observed. Thus, the combined treatment of TKM and TBT can produce a treatment response in PD patients.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 보건복지부의 재원으로 한국보건산업진흥원의 보건의료기술연구개발사업 지원에 의하여 이루어진 것임(과제 고유번호 : HF20C0174).

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