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KMID : 1123920090230040898
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2009 Volume.23 No. 4 p.898 ~ p.902
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Clinical Study on the Case of Paraplegic Patient Caused by Spinal Cord Injury
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Lee Ji-Eun
Chun Hea-Sun
Cho Myoung-Rae
Ryu Chung-Ryul
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Abstract
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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(?證), Urinary retention(?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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KEYWORD
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paraplegia, spinal cord injury, wei symptom, urinary retention, eohyeol
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