Journal of Acupuncture Research

Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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Study on the Application of DITI in Bell's Palsy Patients with Acupoints

Bell's Palsy 환자에서 두면부 경혈의 적외선 체열촬영의 활용

  • Kim, Hyee-Kwon (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Min (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ha, Seon-Yoon (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Koh, Hyeong-Gyun (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Nam, Sang-Soo (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Suk (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 김회권 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 김동민 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 하선윤 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 고형균 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 남상수 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 김용석 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실)
  • Published : 2007.12.20
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Abstract

Objectives : The aims of this study are to find out proper methods to assess Bell's palsy with DITI and to validate the correlation between DITI of acupoints and the H-B scale. Methods : 36 Bell's palsy patients and 10 healthy people were measured. We checked thermal differences between abnormal and normal acupoint sites measured by using DITI and the H-B scale. Results : There was no significant thermal difference between abnormal and normal sites. The H-B scale was significantly correlated with thermal differences between $ST_6$ and $TE_{17}$. Conclusions : DITI was useful for evaluating the severity of Bell's palsy.

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