{"title":"A Case of a Sprained Inpatient with Functional Dyspepsia in a Korean Medical Hospital Treated with Korean Medicine Treatments","authors":"Tae-ju Kim, M. Kwon, Na-young Kim, O. Kwon","doi":"10.22246/jikm.2023.44.5.1025","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: This study reports on the efficacy of using Korean medicine treatments for a functional dyspepsia patient.Methods: A 49-year-old female patient with functional dyspepsia was treated with herbal medicines and acupuncture for 33 days. The treatment effect was evaluated by measurements drawn from the Nepean Dyspepsia Index-Korean version score and Bristol Stool Scale results.Results: Following treatment, the patient showed a decrease in the Nepean Dyspepsia Index-Korean version score and an improvement in the Bristol Stool Scale.Conclusions: Korean medicine treatment improved the condition of a patient with functional dyspepsia. Further clinical research on patients with functional dyspepsia is needed.","PeriodicalId":22826,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2023.44.5.1025","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Objectives: This study reports on the efficacy of using Korean medicine treatments for a functional dyspepsia patient.Methods: A 49-year-old female patient with functional dyspepsia was treated with herbal medicines and acupuncture for 33 days. The treatment effect was evaluated by measurements drawn from the Nepean Dyspepsia Index-Korean version score and Bristol Stool Scale results.Results: Following treatment, the patient showed a decrease in the Nepean Dyspepsia Index-Korean version score and an improvement in the Bristol Stool Scale.Conclusions: Korean medicine treatment improved the condition of a patient with functional dyspepsia. Further clinical research on patients with functional dyspepsia is needed.