A Case Report on a Patient Treated with Combined Korean Medicine for Chronic Headache with Digestive Symptoms
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Published:2021-10-30
Issue:5
Volume:42
Page:923-90
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ISSN:1226-9174
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Container-title:The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J Int Korean Med
Author:
Choi Gyu-cheol,Bae Ji-eun,Park Jae-won,Kim Dong-jin,Hong Jeong-su
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of combined Korean medical treatment on chronic headache with digestive symptoms.Methods: We collected data from October to December 2020 and evaluated the efficacy of combined Korean medical treatment using the Korean Headache Impact Test-g (KHIT-6), European Quality of Life Five Dimensions (EQ5D) Scale, and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) at admission, after two weeks of hospitalization, and on discharge.Results: At the end of treatment, the patient had increased EQ5D and reduced KHIT-6 and NRS scores.Conclusions: After the combined Korean medical treatment, the patient showed improvement, suggesting the efficacy of treatment.
Publisher
The Society of Internal Korean Medicine