Journal of Acupuncture Research

Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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Study on the Severity Measurement and the Correlation between Acupoints on the Face and the Upper limb in Bell's Palsy Patients by using of DITI

DITI를 이용한 Bell's palsy환자의 증상 중등도 및 안면과 상지에 분포한 경혈의 관계에 대한 고찰

  • Lee, Won-Hui (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, National Medical Center) ;
  • Lim, Ho-Jea (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, National Medical Center) ;
  • Song, Soo-Cheol (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Jung-Uk (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Collage of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Bae, Ki-Tae (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Kangnam Kyung-Hee Korean Hospital, Kyung- Hee University) ;
  • Moon, Sung-Il (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, National Medical Center)
  • 이원희 (국립의료원 한방진료부 침구과) ;
  • 임호제 (국립의료원 한방진료부 침구과) ;
  • 송수철 (국립의료원 한방진료부 침구과) ;
  • 김정욱 (동국대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 배기태 (경희대학교 강남경희한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 문성일 (국립의료원 한방진료부 침구과)
  • Published : 2006.10.20
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Abstract

Objectives : To Investigate Severity Measurement and the Correlation between Acupoints on the Face and the Upper limb in Bell's Palsy Patients by Using of DITI. Methods : By using of DITI, thermal differences between abnormal and normal site in acupoints on the face and the upper limbs of 21 Bell's palsy patients who visited department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion in National Medical Center from 1st February 2004 to 31th December 2005 were measured around 7days after the onset in standardized Environment. The patients were classified by severity scale. Results : The means of thermal difference of the facial acupoints were significantly distributed at each grade. The thermal difference of GB14 was significantly correlated with thermal difference of TE4, the thermal difference of S4 was significantly correlated with thermal difference of L6 and SI4, the thermal difference of STI18 was significantly correlated with thermal difference of LI11 and the thermal difference of LI20 was significantly correlated with thermal difference of LI11 and LI4. The thermal differences of acupoints in Large intestine meridian were more closely correlated with thermal difference of the facial acupoints than thermal difference of acupoints in the other meridians. Conclusion : Severity of Bell's palsy can be presumed through DITI image. And the theory of meridian was confirmed by DITI in Bell's palsy patients.

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