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KMID : 0363420120260020072
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2012 Volume.26 No. 2 p.72 ~ p.84
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A Study on the Utilization of Korean Medicine & Other Parallel Treatments for Neurological Disease Children & Adolescents Treated with Western Medicine
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Jeong Min-Jeong
Lim Jung-Hwa
Hwangbo Min
Kim Ki-Bong
Yun Young-Ju
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate prevalence and the frequency of using Korean medicine, Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM), and other parallel treatments in children and young adolescence with neurological diseases.
Methods: From April to July 2011, parents of the children and adolescents patients suffering from neurological disease completed questionnaires.
Results: 578 parents answered the questionnaires. 310 cases (53.5%) were using Parallel Treatments. Types of the Parallel Treatments being used are as follows. Rehabilitation 166 cases (27.4%), Speech Therapy 169 cases (27.9%), Education (Art, Music, Play) 109 cases (18.0%), Health supplement 72 cases (11.9%), Counselling, Cognitive & Behavioral Therapy 45 cases (7.4%), Herbal Medicine 24 cases (4.0%), Acupuncture, Moxibustion 13 cases (2.1%), Neurofeedback Therapy 1 case (0.2%), Etc 7 cases (1.2%). 257 cases (44.5%) have used Parallel Treatment before. Parallel Treatments being used in the past are as follows. Herbal Medicine 146 cases (35.4%), Acupuncture, Moxibustion 64 cases (15.5%), Education (Art, Music, Play) 54 cases (13.1%), Rehabilitation 47 cases (11.4%), Speech Therapy 46 cases (11.1%), Health supplement 30 cases (7.3%), Counselling? Cognitive & Behavioral Therapy 15 cases (3.6%), Neurofeedback Therapy 4 case (1.0%), Chuna, Manual Massage 2 case (0.5%), Etc 5 cases (1.2%).
Conclusions: Although patients were on both western medicine and Korean medicine, CAM, and other parallel treatment, the ratio of Korean medicine treatment was not as high as expected. Further studies are required to develop the model of integrative medicine.
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KEYWORD
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Korean Medicine, Complementary Alternative Medicine, Neurological disease, Children, Adolescents
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