A Case of Combined Use of Kampo, Japanese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture/Moxibustion for Chronic Facial Pain of Unknown Cause with Mental Anxiety

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  • MATSUMOTO Sakura
    Department of Japanese-Traditional (Kampo) Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital
  • IWAHASHI Mako
    Department of Japanese-Traditional (Kampo) Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital Kampo Clinical Center, Department of General Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital Mukeido Nizyuninzaka Acupuncture and Moxibustion Office
  • KIYOMATSU Ryouta
    Department of Japanese-Traditional (Kampo) Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital
  • TAKEBE Takae
    Department of Japanese-Traditional (Kampo) Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital Mukeido Nizyuninzaka Acupuncture and Moxibustion Office Mukeido Acupuncture and Moxibustion Office
  • SHIRAI Akiko
    Department of Japanese-Traditional (Kampo) Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital
  • OGAWA Masao
    Department of Anesthesiology Resuscitation, Kanazawa University Hospital
  • TSUDA Masaki
    Mukeido Nizyuninzaka Acupuncture and Moxibustion Office Mukeido Acupuncture and Moxibustion Office
  • OGAWA Keiko
    Department of Japanese-Traditional (Kampo) Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital Kampo Clinical Center, Department of General Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital

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  • 精神不安を伴う非定型顔面痛に対し湯液と鍼灸を併用した1例
  • セイシン フアン オ トモナウ ヒテイケイ ガンメンツウ ニ タイシ トウエキ ト シンキュウ オ ヘイヨウ シタ 1レイ

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Abstract

<p>Usually, chronic pain is difficult to treat because this is often accompanied by none-organic factors such as psychiatric symptoms, which complicate the pathological condition. For this reason, the guidelines also call for coping with peripheral symptoms except pain. This time, we report that facial pain as well as peripheral symptoms such as mental anxiety gradually improved by a combination of decoction extract and acupuncture and moxibustion. The case was a man in his 60s, who received all kinds of treatments such as taking Western medicines and blocking trigger points for chronic facial pain of unknown cause with mental anxiety. However, even after one year the side effects were strong and the treatment was ineffective. Acupuncturists and Kampo specialists made the diagnosis and treatment based on a common concept of Kampo medicine. Treatment focused on shin abnormalities and oketsu suppressed the vicious cycle of pain and improved psychiatric symptoms and QOL. It was suggested that Kampo medicine based on the idea “the same in mind and body” is effective for chronic pain in which various symptoms are intricately intertwined.</p>

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  • Kampo Medicine

    Kampo Medicine 73 (2), 190-196, 2022

    The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine

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