A Case Report of a Patient Complaining of Cervicogenic Headache and Tinnitus treated by Acupuncture and Chuna Manual Therapy

Abstract

The aim of this study was to report the effect of acupuncture and Chuna manual therapy on a cervicogenic headache and tinnitus. A 61-year-old male who was suffered from right tinnitus with chronic headache and cervical pain. The patient was treated with Korean medicine therapy, including the acupuncture and Chuna manual therapy. Treatment progress was assessed using the numeric rating scale (NRS) and Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging (D.I.T.I). For 8 weeks, the patient visited 12 times and were treated with acupuncture, liquid acupuncture and chuna therapy. After treatment, significant improvements of tinnitus, neck pain and headache were shown. Numeric rating scales of tinnitus were decreased from 8 to 1. NRS of neck pain were decreased from 8 to 2 and the frequency of headaches in patients decreased after 8 weeks treatment. This improvement might suggest the feasibility of acupuncture and chuna therapy on cervical muscles to alleviate tinnitus. Korean medicine treatment, including acupuncture and chuna therapy might be a recommended therapeutic option for cervicogenic headache and tinnitus.