KMID : 1145020190360010055
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Journal of Acupuncture Research 2019 Volume.36 No. 1 p.55 ~ p.58
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Hemifacial Spasm Treated by Thread-embedding Therapy
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Jung Jae-Eun
Jo Na-Young Roh Jeong-Du
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Abstract
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The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of treatment with thread-embedding therapy for 24 patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS). The muscle spasm of these patients was treated with threadembedding therapy. Patients with nuchal pain were treated with tendino-musculature acupuncture in the sternocleidomastoid, splenius, and trapezius muscles. We evaluated the treatment effect using the Scott¡¯s scale, where 20, 3, 1, and 0 patients presented Scott¡¯s grade 0, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3, respectively. The grade of the spasm intensity decreased noticeably after treatment. The results revealed that the Scott¡¯s grade changed to 0 in 83.3% of HFS patients, and 91.7% patients felt satisfied with thread-embedding therapy. These findings suggested that thread-embedding therapy was effective and can be used widely for HFS.
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KEYWORD
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Hemifacial spasm, Thread-embedding therapy, Korean medicine
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