Effects of Korean Medicine Treatment focusing on Acupotomy of headache: A Case Report of Four Patients

Joohyun Lee; Hongmin Chu; Kyungho Kang; Ju-hyeon Moon; Jongchul Kim; Jeongsu Park; Hyocheong Chae; Sehun Jung; Jaehyo Kim; Myungseok Ryu; Lee, Joohyun; Chu, Hongmin; Kang, Kyungho; Moon, Ju-hyeon; Kim, Jongchul; Park, Jeongsu; Chae, Hyocheong; Jung, Sehun; Kim, Jaehyo; Ryu, Myungseok

doi:10.13048/jkm.21033

JKM > Volume 42(3); 2021 > Article

Lee, Chu, Kang, Moon, Kim, Park, Chae, Jung, Kim, and Ryu: Effects of Korean Medicine Treatment focusing on Acupotomy of headache: A Case Report of Four Patients

Case Report

The Journal of Korean Medicine 2021; 42(3): 176-184.

Published online: September 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.21033

Effects of Korean Medicine Treatment focusing on Acupotomy of headache: A Case Report of Four Patients

Joohyun Lee¹^{, ‡}

, Hongmin Chu¹^{, 2}^{, ‡}

, Kyungho Kang¹

, Ju-hyeon Moon¹^{, 3}

, Jongchul Kim⁴

, Jeongsu Park⁴

, Hyocheong Chae¹

, Sehun Jung¹

, Jaehyo Kim⁵

, Myungseok Ryu¹^{, 3}

¹Academic Affairs Board, Korean Medical Society of Soft Tissue, Seoul

²Daecheong island branch office of a Ongin public health center, Incheon

³Daemyung Korean Medicine Clinic

⁴College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University

⁵Department of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University

Correspondence to：유명석 서울특별시 영등포구 양평동 4가 149-5 대명한의원, Tel: +82-2-2671-7191, Fax: +82-2-2676-129, E-mail: yeonbu16@gmail.com

‡ These authors contributed equally.

Received April 28, 2021 Revised June 23, 2021 Accepted July 28, 2021

Abstract

Background

The aim of this study was to report the effect of acupotomy for patients with headache.

Methods

Four patients with headache were treated with acupotomy. The improvement of symptoms was evaluated by numeric rating scale(NRS), Headache impact test-6(HIT-6) and headache attack frequency.

Results

The numeric rating scale score and headache attack frequency decreased throughout the treatment period. No side effects were observed during treatment.

Conclusion

Acupotomy had shown a positive clinical effect in the treatment of a headache in this case series. Further studies are required for its application on various headache.

Keywords: Acupotomy, Chim-do, Headache, Migraine, Tensional headache, Case report

Fig. 1

Change of Numerical Rating Scale(NRS)

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