- 악관절증의 침치료에 대한 고찰 (근육장애을 중심으로)
- ㆍ 저자명
- 김용석,김창환,Kim. Suk,Kim. Chang-Hwan
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 大韓韓醫學會誌
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 1995년|16권 1호|pp.36-50 (15 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 대한한의학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Acupuncture is so effective and simple to use in the pain and dysfunction syndrome of TMD. Acupuncture treatment is a point-specific. So, the selection of acupuncture point is very important. According to the traditional meridian theory, we select the points; local points around TMJ and mastication muscles(ST6, ST7, GB20, GB21) and remote point(LI4). And if there is another pain, one or two other points are added. Both neural and humoral mechanism play an important role in acupuncture analgesia. The discovery of spinal gate mechanisms shows somatic stimulation can induce pain inhibition. Humoral mechanism has been established from the discovery of opioid receptors and endogenous opioids. Acupuncture induces a relaxation in the patient, which further decreases the muscle tension.