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KMID : 0615720090260060251
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2009 Volume.26 No. 6 p.251 ~ p.260
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Clinical Observation of Improvement Made by Moxibustion on a Case of Myelopathy-hand Patient Caused by Cervical Myelopathy
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Lee Seung-Hoon
Lee Seung-Won
Kim Young-Jin
Chung Jie-Youn
Kwon Hyo-Jung
Choi Do-Young
Kang Sung-Keel
Lee Jae-Dong
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report the effect of moxibustion for paitent with Myelopathy hand
Methods : A 65-year-old female patient diagnosed with Cervical myelopathy was treated by moxibustion on both hand and neck, from July 17th to July 29th. The improvement of the patient’s Myelopathy hand was evaluated based on JOA(Japanese orthopedic score), VAS(visual analog scale), Grips and release test, Finger escape sign, and DITI(digital infrared thermal imaging).
Results : After the treatment of moxibustion, the patient’s JOA score were not improved, but VAS, Grips and release test, Finger escape sign and DITI were improved.
Conclusions : The result suggests that moxibustion of hand and neck is an effective treatment to Myelopathy hand on Cervical myelopathy. But more cases and researches are needed to evaluate the significancy of moxibustion for Myelopathy hand.
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KEYWORD
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Moxibustion, Cervical Myelopathy, Myelopathy Hand
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