A Modern Clinical Approach of the Traditional Korean Saam Acupuncture

Table 3

Saam acupuncture clinical case reports.

Year	Disease		Period
1964	Eyelid edema	1	7 days
1975	Indigestion, HNP of lumbar	3	2–5 days
1981	Neurosis, duodenal ulcer	2	14 days
1998	Hyperemesis gravidarum	1	15 days
2002	Hwa-byung	2	5 months
2002	Wei symptom	1	2 months
2002	Oral dyskinesia	1	1 month
2003	Hemichorea-hemiballism	1	8 days
2003	Sequelae of CVA	1	10 months
2003	Hemorrhoid	2	10 days
2003	Fracture	1	1 month
2004	Lumbar compression fracture	1	14 days
2004	Insomnia	20	3 days
2006	Otitis media	3	1 month
2007	Tic disorder	1	3 months
2008	Knee strain	1	1 week
2008	Inflammatory acne	1	2 months
2009	Cancer pain	1	2 months
2010	Hearing loss	17	10 weeks
2011	Foot coldness	1	1 week
2012	ALS	1	5 days
2012	Meniere’s disease	1	3 weeks
2013	Adnexal mass	1	14 weeks
2013	Calcific tendinitis of shoulder	1	7 days
2013	ALS	18	5 days
2014	Cancer	10	14 days
2014	Chronic post-stroke hemiparesis	7	1 month

: number, ALS: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, CVA: cerebrovascular accident, and HNP: herniated nucleus pulposus.