Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine (동의생리병리학회지)

The Physiological Society of Korean Medicine and The Society of Pathology in Korean Medicine (대한동의생리학회·한의병리학회)
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Clinical Study on the Case of Paraplegic Patient Caused by Spinal Cord Injury

척수손상으로 인한 하지마비 환자 1례에 대한 임상증례

  • Lee, Ji-Eun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Chun, Hea-Sun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Cho, Myung-Rae (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Ryu, Chung-Ryeol (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University)
  • 이지은 (동신대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 천혜선 (동신대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 조명래 (동신대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 류충열 (동신대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실)
  • Published : 2009.08.25
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Abstract

The aim of this study is to report the improvement after the Oriental medical treatment about a paraplegic patient caused by spinal cord injury. The paraplegia caused by spinal cord injury was the result of falling down. So we diagnosed it as Eohyeol(瘀血), Wei symptom(痿證), Urinary retention(癃閉) in Oriental medical system and applied herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, physical exercise to the patient for 42days. We evaluate the clinical effect of the treatment with VAS and motor/sensory function score of the body and lower extremities. After the Oriental medical treatment, we achieved the effective result on impairment in motor and sensory function of the paraplegic patient. And also we got the improvement of urinary disorder and pain. The more clinical study about paraplegic patient caused by spinal cord injury may be needed.

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