경항통 및 경추 염좌를 동반한 소아 교통사고 입원 환자 24명에 대한 임상적 고찰

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to report 24 patients who have neck pain or have been diagnosed with cervical sprain by car accidents and have been treated in the oriental medical hospital. Methods 24 children who have visited oriental medical hospital from January 2016 to September 2016 were analyzed by reviewing the patients' charts. Results In the study group, the most common chief complaint was having musculoskeletal partial pain. Among them, 18 patients had neck pain; 20 patients had C-spine sprain was diagnosed at and among 18 who had neck pain, 14 was diagnosed C-spine sprain and 4 was normal. All patients had been treated by acupuncture, herb medicine and chuna treatment (muscular manipulation) and the oriental medical treatment resulted in improvement of children patients' symptoms by car accidents. Conclusions The study result showed that the car accident could have caused cervical sprain and neck pain to children and the oriental medical treatment was effective in the children patients.