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KMID : 0363320200410040676
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2020 Volume.41 No. 4 p.676 ~ p.687
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Korean Medicine Treatment for Acute Headache Patients Caused by Whiplash Injury: A Retrospective Case Series of Five Patients
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Kim Seok-Woo
Jin So-Ri
Park Moo-Jin
Kim Dong-Woo
Kang Kyung-Rae
Kim Soo-Yeon
Oh Seung-Ju
KIm Eun-Song
Jin Dong-Eun
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to report improvement of acute headache incurred in a traffic accident in five patients who underwent inpatient treatment with Korean medicine.
Methods: We collected data for traffic accident patients with acute headache who were admitted to the Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine from November 2019 to April 2020 and received combinational Korean medical treatment. All patients had numerical rating scale (NRS) values of 6 or greater. The patients were treated with acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, herbal medicine, and chuna treatment. We measured the validity of the treatment with the NRS, Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6), and Henry Ford Headache Disability Inventory (HDI) at admission and on the date of hospital discharge.
Results: At the end of the treatment, all patients showed decreases in NRS, HDI, and HIT scores.
Conclusions: The combination of Korean medicine at admission was effective in five patients with acute headache after a traffic accident. However, the number of subjects was insufficient and individual efficacy was not measured in this study. Therefore, further studies are needed on this topic.
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KEYWORD
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traffic accident, acute headache, whiplash injury, combination of Korean medical admission treatment, case report
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