Journal of Acupuncture Research

Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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Effect of Moxibustion on Peripheral Facial Paralysis According to Selection Method of Acupoints

말초성(末梢性) 안면신경마비(顔面神經麻痺)의 취혈부위(取穴部位)에 따른 구치료(灸治療) 효과(效果) 비교(比較)

  • Choi, Chul-Hoon (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Won University) ;
  • Song, Ho-Sueb (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Won University)
  • 최철훈 (경원대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 송호섭 (경원대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실)
  • Published : 2008.06.20
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Abstract

Objectives : This study was to compare the effect of moxibustion therapy on peripheral facial para- lysis according to location of acupoint. Methods : We investigated 41 cases of inpatients with Peripheral Facial Paralysis, and divided them into two groups, One group was treated by moxibustion on local point(ML), and the other was treated by moxibustion on distant point(MD). We evaluated the effect of moxibustion in each group by using Gross Grading System of House-Brackmann(HB score) and Yanagihara's Unweighed Grading System(Y score). Results : 1. In ML and MD, compared with baseline, at final, HB score was significantly decreased and Y score was significantly increased. 2. At final, ML showed significant decrease on HB score and significant increase on Y score compared with MD. Conclusions : These results suggested that ML should be more useful for improving symptoms related with peripheral facial paralysis than MD.

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