• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.112-119
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• 2011

Objectives: This study is to report the effect of oriental medicine on a cervical incompetence patient. Methods: The effectiveness of surgical cerclage in the cervical incompetence have had prolonged controversy. Herbal medicine was given to a cervical incompetence patient whom was suggested surgical cerclage. The patient was a 40-year-old female and treated with Dojeukgangki-tang gagambang. Results: After oriental herbal treatment, the clinical symptom of a cervical incompetence was improved and maintained, the patient was delivered in 38 weeks through cesarian section. Conclusions: Oriental herbal medicine and treatment have possibility to be a useful alternative to the surgical cerclage on cervical incompetence on the basis of more persistent study.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.175-187
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• 2009

Objectives : This study was performed to evaluate the effect of facial rejuvenation acupuncture on cases of sequela of facial nerve palsy. Methods : This study was carried out in respect of 5 cases of sequela of facial nerve palsy patients which had been treated in Dong-Shin university oriental hospital from 2009 year with House-Brackmann grading system(HBGS) above Grade IV. In this study the patients were treated by facial rejuvenation acupuncture. The effect of the treatment were evaluated via scales and picture. Results : After treatment with facial rejuvenation acupuncture, 5 patients improved H-B scale and symptoms of the sequela of facial nerve palsy. The average of H-B scale was increased from 3.2 to 6.4. There also formed forehead folds, better blinking of the eyes and improved asymmetry of the left and right face. Conclusions : In the study, facial rejuvenation acupuncture showed marked improvement in sequela of facial nerve palsy. Randomized-controlled trial for further evaluation will be needed in the future.

• 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 Korean Medicine
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.37-42
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• 1999

In Oriental medicine, the subjective process of diagnosis often makes it difficult to explain the indications objectively, in spite of its excellent therapeutic value. The authors' objective Was to present more objective indications of Chongpesagan-tang(淸肺瀉肝湯), a prescription predominantly used to treat stroke in Oriental Medicine, We analyzed clinical symptoms of 105 patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Circulatory Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine. Kyung Hee University, Seoul, who were given Chongpesagan-tang and improved without side effects, The symptoms analyzed included general symptoms which are usually checked in the process of Oriental Medicine Diagnosis: the so called Four Diagnosis(四診). We rearranged and selected symptoms which were predominantly found among other symptoms. We found some symptoms of which the patients frequently complained: sweating 84%, red tongue 74%, white tongue coat 65%, constipation 35%, tight pulse 21%, headache 20%, thirst 20%, chest discomport 17%, etc, We believe that these suggest an objective indication of Chongpesagantang.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.129-140
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• 2010

Objective: The aim of this study was to prove adjacent effect of Oriental Medical Therapy on aphasia after stroke. Method: We studied patients who took K-WAB (AQ; aphasia quotient) twice during their language therapy at Kyunghee University Hospital & Oriental Medicine Hospital to retrospectively investigate the effect of Oriental medical therapy on aphasia. 18 patients with post-stroke aphasia were assigned to receive one of the following adjuncts: Group A that received language therapy with Oriental medical therapy (n=12) and Group B (n=6) that received language therapy only; AQ score of Group A was compared against Group B. Result: Total AQ score and most partial scores, except 'Contents delivery', were better in Group A. 'Total AQ score', 'Fluency', and 'Auditory verbal comprehension score' presented statistical significance. Conclusion: In this study, we demonstrated the effect of Oriental medical therapy on aphasia after stroke through AQ score improvement.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.155-160
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• 2003

The Common Symptoms of insomnia are to be hard to sleep, not to get deep sleep, often wake up at night, be easy not to fall asleep again after waking up. In serious conditions, an insomniac can never get to sleep overnight. Herbal acupuncture therapy is especially used for patients who cannot take an oral medication. Another advantage of herbal acupuncture therapy is immediate effect of the herbal potency which is not destroyed during digestion. One patient who have taken western drugs for long time, was treated with Jahageo herbal acupuncture at BaekRo and AnMyen. effectively his insomnia was regulated. So We consider that Jahageo herbal acupuncture is useful in regulation insomnia.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.1701-1705
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• 2005

Dysphagia is Swallowing disorder characterized by difficulty in oral preparation for the swallow or in moving material from the mouth to the stomach. Dysphagia is the one of the most symptom of CVA and predisposes to medical complications such as aspiration pneumonia in poststroke patients. This study was designed to report the clinical effects of acupuncture for dysphagia on a patient with Wallenberg's syndrome. 8 acupoint were used and videofluoroscopic evaluation were performed. According to the above evaluation, 'Oral transit time' decreased within 1.5 sec and 'Coating of pharyngeal wall after swallow' were disappeared. The above results suggest that acupuncture is beneficial for dysphagia.

• 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.

• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.225-231
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• 2009

Heterotopic ossification is often complicated in patients with brain injury. It occurs in the connective tissue of skeletal muscle close to a joint, especially most highly in the hip joint. This study have reported a case of heterotopic ossification in hypoxic brain damage patient due to cardiac attack. Binso-san is known by medication on arthritis. It has an effect on pain control or reduce of swelling in the joints. This study suggest that Binso-san has an improving effect on hip joint affected by Heterotopic ossification.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Life Science Conference
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• 2006.09a
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• pp.87.2-87.2
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• 2006