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A case report of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Patient Treated with Dong-Shi(董氏) Acupuncture Therapy

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  • Park, Min-je (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Jung-uk (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-geol (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Lee, Won-hui (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, National Medical Center) ;
  • Hwang, Min-seop (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Yoon, Jong-hwa (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 박민제 (동국대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 김정욱 (동국대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 김은걸 (동국대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 이원희 (국립의료원) ;
  • 황민섭 (동국대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 윤종화 (동국대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실)
  • Published : 2007.12.27

Abstract

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo(BPPV) is a common disorder that peripheral vertigo in clinic, it is provoked Paroxysmal vertigo according to positional change. A man, aged 75, suffered from attacks of vertigo when get out of bed, He complained vertigo, nausea and walking trouble So he visited our clinic Based upon the case history and position-provoked vertigo with characteristic findings on the Dix-Hallpike maneuver, we diagnosed as BPPV. Through only Shang-San-Huang(上三黃) of Dong Shi Xue(董氏穴) acupuncture therapy symptoms were vanished completely. This study was showed effect that operating only Dong-Shi acupuncture therapy without maneuver therapy and the other therapies to patient can not tolerate the Dix-Hallpike Maneuver. We need additional researches with methodological improvement and many clinical cases.

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