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Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation Vol. 29 No. 4, October 2019
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Clinical Study on 1 Case of Cervical Dystonia Treated by Korean Medicine and Transfer Energy Capacitive and Resistive (TECAR) Therapy
Won-Jun Lee, K.M.D.*, Young-Suk Yoon, K.M.D.*, Jong-Ho Kim, K.M.D.*, Keun-Jae Lee, K.M.D.*,
Mi-Hye Kim, K.M.D.*, Ho-Sun Ryu, K.M.D.*, Su-Bin Han, K.M.D.*, Byung-Hak Park, K.M.D.*,
Jae-Min Son, K.M.D.*, Nam-Woo Lee, K.M.D.*, Jeong-Hun Han, K.M.D.*, Hye-Jin Seo, K.M.D.†,
Ji-Hoon Kim, K.M.D.‡
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Cervical dystonia (CD) is a disorder characterized by sustained or intermittent, in-
voluntary muscle contractions which cause twisting, repetitive movements and ab-
normal postures. In this case report, a CD patients was treated with transfer energy
capacitive and resistive (TECAR) therapy and conventional Korean medicine, which
consists of acupuncture, Chuna manual medicine, pharmacopuncture and herbal
medicine. For outcome measures, this study evaluated Cobb’s angle, EuroQol five di-
mension scale (EQ-5D), numerical rating scale (NRS), neck disabillity index (NDI) and
cervical range of motion. As a result, improvements were found in Cobb’s angle
(18.65°to 15.90°), EQ-5D score (0.808 to 0.862), NRS (5 to 3), NDI (16 to 8) and angle
of cervical lateral bending (15° to 25°). In conclusion, this study shows that combined
therapy of conventional Korean medicine treatment and TECAR therapy can be effec-
tive for CD patients. (J Korean Med Rehabil 2019;29(4):109-115)
Key words Cervical dystonia, Korean medicine, Transfer energy capacitive and
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