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Effect of Acupuncture and High Frequency Therapy Applied to the Region Branching to the External Carotid Artery on Reduction of Facial Edema in Patients with Sequelae of Peripheral Facial Palsy: A Case Report

말초성 안면마비 후유증 환자에서 침 치료와 바깥목동맥으로의 분지 영역에 시행한 고주파 병행 치료의 안면부종 감소 효과: 증례보고

  • An, Sunjoo (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongguk University Bundang Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Seonghwan (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongguk University Bundang Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Shinwoo (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongguk University Bundang Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Park, Seohyun (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongguk University Bundang Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Keum, Dongho (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongguk University Bundang Oriental Hospital)
  • 안선주 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 최성환 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 강신우 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 박서현 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 금동호 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방재활의학과)
  • Received : 2020.09.10
  • Accepted : 2020.10.07
  • Published : 2020.10.31

Abstract

This study was performed to evaluate the effect of high frequency therapy applied to the region branching to the external carotid artery for peripheral facial paralysis sequelae. A patient suffering with facial edema due to facial paralysis sequelae had been treated with acupuncture, high frequency therapy on the branch area to the external carotid artery for 7 weeks. The evaluation of clinical outcome was done by degree of swelling by measuring the distance of the face and skin temperature of face through digital infrared thermographic imaging. After treatment, the patient's degree of swelling and the temperature difference between the affected side and normal side was decreased. In addition, the temperature was changed in the entire facial area as well as the treatment point of high frequency therapy. This result shows that acupuncture combined with high frequency therapy at the region branching to the external carotid artery could be an effective way to improve facial blood flow, although further clinical studies will be needed.

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