• 한국의사학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.105-116
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• 2011

Objective : Foods could be materia medica through food-therapy in oriental medicine. "Sikryochanyo" is a food-therapy book totally. Therefore, there are many kinds of food are treated as materia medica. Method : Finding out cases of food-therapy with Five-Grain(RIce, Barley, Millet, Soy, Panicum miliaceum) in "Sikryochanyo" Result : In "Sikryochanyo", there were many methods of food-therapy with Five-Grain. Five-Grain were treated as materia medica even though they were usual food as normal meal. Conclusion : Five-Grain used in "Sikryochanyo" as many types of themselves and they had objectively effects comparing with "Materia Medica".

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.129-146
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• 2003

Objectives : Developmental disorder include every disorder that obstruct functional developments. For example, Mental Retardation, Autism, Developmental Academic Skill Disorder, Developmental Language Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Tic Disorder(Tourette's Disorder), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Brain injury etc. Methods : Chinese medical circles study herbs, acupuncture and cooperate Western medicine for treat the Developmental disorder variety. So, we research Chinese and Korean Medical Journal from 1990 to 2003, choose the Acupuncture Therapy. Results : Acupuncture Therapy include head needling, body acupuncture, ear-acupuncture therapy, therapy of point injection. By these ways control brain, the brain's marrow, liver, kidney, heart and treat the developmental disorder effective.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.249-256
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• 2004

Objectives : Wilson's disease is an autosomal recessive abnormality in the hepatic excretion of copper that results in toxic accumulation of the metal in liver, brain, and other organs. The purpose of this case study is to show a case with Wilson's disease treated with acupuncture therapy. Methods : We experienced a 17 year old male patient with a Wilson's disease whose main symptoms are neurological symptoms, such as spasticity, quadripleia and dysphagia. The patient was treated with acupuncture therapy for 3 weeks. Results : Spasticity was assessed by the modified Ashworth scale in an every week. 1. Lt. elbow, wrist and ankle joint improved Gr.III to Gr.II. 2. Rt. each joints and Lt. knee joint seemed to improve a little but no grade changed. Conclusions : This study is just one case and the period of acupuncture therapy is short, which make this case study less sufficient to decide the effect of acupuncture therapy. However, in this case study, acupuncture therapy seems somewhat effective to neurological symptoms of Wilson's disease, such as spasticity and quadriplegia. We suggest that oriental medicine should be studied to cure Wilson's disease from now on.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.341-359
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• 2000

The following result are obtained through that comparative study on the psychotherapy of oriental and occidental medicine. 1. The shamanism(祝由) and active emotion therapy(移精變氣療法) are a primitive form of psychotherapy. It is an opinion that between active emotion therapy(移精變氣療法) and psychoanalytic therapy or supportive psychotherapy are similar. Also, the basic cognition pattern of shamanism(祝由) is projection. 2. Taoism is inseparably related to the psychotherapy of korean oriental medicine, the major thought has become the ideal base of oriental psychotherapy. 3. According to study of clinical document in relation to oriental psychotherapy, psychotherapy had been widely used by medical cure. 4. The five emotion restraint therapy is a high level psychotherapy of oriental medicine. Oriental psychotherapy that disease caused by surprising must be cure by surprising is like to systematic desensitization in western, and that pseudopsychosis must be cure by patient rely on doctor is like to suggestive therapy in western. 5. There are psychotherapy in western that Supportive psychotherapy, Short-term dynamic psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic therapy, Group psychotherapy, Family therapy, Morita therapy, Hypnotherapy, Autogenic training, Behavioral therapy, Milieu therapy, Occupational therapy, Psychodrama, the others. I think that they have wide application to the psychotherapy of korean oriental medicine.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.221-226
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• 2004

Objective : This study was designed to evaluate the effects of oriental medicine therapy on a normal pressure hydrocephalus patient Methods : The clinical data was analyzed on a patient with normal pressure hydrocephalus whose main symptoms were gait apraxia, dementia and urinary incontinence, The patient was admitted to the internal medicine department of KyungWon university In-cheon Oriental Medical Hospital, on April 19, 2004 and remained until Apri 30, 2004. He was treated with herbal medicine(Oryung-San), acupuncture and moxa therapy. Results : After treatment, improvement was seen in gait apraxia, dementia and urinary disturbance. Conclusion : The study suggests that oriental medicine therapy is significantly effective in the treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus.

• 척추신경추나의학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2009

Objective : The purpose of the study is to compare the effects and efficacy of both treatments. Methods : 2 groups were divided among 6 patients who admitted to Jeonju Wonkwang hospital attached to Wonkwang University from 2009. jan. 1 to 2009. feb. 28 were diagnosed as herniated lumbar disc by lumbar CT or MRI. Each groups were treated by decompression therapy and chuna traetment daily and were measured under visual analogue scale and ODI score starting from the day of admission, after 1week, and second week to compare the results. Results and Conclusions : Decompression therapy and chuna treatment both showed effects on treating the patients though chuna traetment apparently revealed to be slightly more efficient. Due to the lack of abundant clinical data it was not objective in a strict sense but it was clinically meaningful enough.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.85-97
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• 2008

Objectives : Moxibustion therapy is one of the most popular oriental treatments in Korea. In this study, we operate the in-depth interview for use of moxibustion therapy in Korea. Methods : Survey questions were developed based on consensus of acupuncture professors. The list of the Korean medical doctors with experiences more than 10 years is provided by the Association of the Korean Oriental Medicine. The in-depth interview was conducted in 30 Korean medical doctors who answered in the previous telephone survey that they use moxibustion therapy for more than 30 % of patients everyday. Interview survey with them were conducted by the well-trained interviewers of Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine in medical researcher from 22th May to 28th June 2007. Results : Korean medical doctors prefer to use the moxibustion with moxa stick (83.9%). The most common treatment disease was musculo-skeletal disorder (28.9%), gynecology (14.1%), digestive disorder (28.6%). The most common treatment area was the abdomen (35.3%), back (22.5%), lower extremity (15.8%) and upper extremity (16.9%). Indirect moxibustion’s was as frequent as 73.5% of moxibustion method. The most common instrument for treating was mini-moxa of manufactured goods (39.3%). Most Korean medical doctors (48.8%) took up the position that bring symptom relief following good treatment area. 'High preferences of patients' (32.7%) was one of moxibustion strong points but 'Lots of smell and smoke' (54.7%)' was a weak points. The most common side effects was the 'slight burn' (34.9%), 'skin rash' (22.5%), 'skin pruritus' (23.8%) Conclusions : This survey provides unique insight into the perception of the Korea medical doctor at moxibustion therapy. Future research needs to provide more in-depth insight into doctor views of the experience.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.1078-1084
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• 2006

This study was performed to evaluate the effect of Taping Therapy with oriental medical treatment ing facial nerve palsy. This clinical study was carried out 12 cases of facial nerve palsy patients which had been admitted in Dong-Shin university Sun-Cheon oriental hospital from November, 2004 to July, 2006. In this study the patients were treated by Taping Therapy. Other treatments were acupuncture, herbal medication, rehabilitative therapy, H-B scale(House-Brackmann facial nerve grading system) was measured from admission to discharge. In the results, the symptoms were improved gradually. The average of H-B scale was increased from 2.5 to 6.71. The treatment period is more shortened compared to the existing period(12weeks). In the study, the treatment of facial nerve palsy using oriental medical treatment with Taping Therapy was more effective, especially H-B scale and treatment period, compared to existing.

• 대한한방종양학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.151-158
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• 1999

We have experienced a case of metastatic brain tumor originated from lung cancer treated by oriental medicine (Herbal medication, Acupuncture therapy, Moxa therapy) and We have a good result from that case to report it. According to the therapentic effects, it could be suggeted that Younggyaechulgamtanggagambang extracts and oriental medical symptomatic treatment were significant in improvement of the patient.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2010

비만 환자를 대상으로 절식요법을 시행한 결과 체성분의 변화에서 체지방량의 감소에 비해 근육량의 감소가 적었으며, 혈액학적인 변화에서도 호전을 나타내었기에 보고하는 바이다.