A Case Study of Stroke Patients with Hemiparesis Treated by Catgut-Embedding
Therapy on Scalp Acupoints

Han, Hyun-jin; Kim, Min-ji; Jang, In-soo; Kang, Sei-young

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine > Volume 34(3); 2013 > Article

Article

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2013;34(3): 312-321.

두침경혈 매선요법을 이용한 중풍 편마비 환자 치험 3례

한현진, 김민지, 장인수, 강세영

우석대학교 한의과대학 한방내과학교실

A Case Study of Stroke Patients with Hemiparesis Treated by Catgut-Embedding Therapy on Scalp Acupoints

Hyun-jin Han, Min-ji Kim, In-soo Jang, Sei-young Kang

Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woo-Suk University

Correspondence

Sei-young Kang ,Tel: 063-220-8616, Fax: 063-220-8400, Email: sharkyoung@hanmail.net

Published online: September 30, 2013.

ABSTRACT

Objectives:
This study was to report the effect of catgut-embedding therapy on scalp acupoints in stroke patients with hemiparesis.

Methods :
Three stroke patients with hemiparesis were treated by catgut -embedding therapy on scalp acupoints twice a week. After three weeks, the score of manual muscle test (MMT) and modified Barthel index (MBI) were improved compared with the first examination.

Results and Conclusions :
After the treatment, MMT and MBI score improved in all three patients. These results showed that catgut-embedding therapy on scalp acupoints is possible to be effective for treating hemiparesis in stroke patients, and further studies should be conducted to provide more valuable information.

Key words: scalp acupoint, catgut-embedding therapy, needle-embedding therapy, hemiparesis, stroke