Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine Invites Mongolian Patient Treated 11 Years Ago for Medical Sharing Program

"We Will Continue Our Medical Support Activities"

Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine announced on July 22 that it recently invited a patient from Mongolia, who had received non-surgical spinal treatment 11 years ago, to Korea for Korean medicine integrative treatment.

Nangchechek (left) is taking a commemorative photo after receiving Korean medicine integrative treatment from Director Lee Sangwoon. Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Starting from July 7, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine provided Korean medicine integrative treatment for approximately two weeks to Nangchechek (44, female), a Mongolian national in her 40s suffering from lumbar disc herniation (lumbar intervertebral disc herniation). The treatment included acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, Chuna manual therapy, and herbal medicine prescriptions. This initiative was a sponsorship activity in which Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine directly invited the patient and covered her medical expenses.

Previously, in October 2014, Dr. Shin Joonshik, founder of Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, gave a lecture on Korean medicine treatments at the main auditorium of the National Third Hospital in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. At that time, he called up a patient with back pain from the audience and demonstrated acupuncture treatment; that patient was Nangchechek.

In 2000, when she was a high school student, Nangchechek was involved in a traffic accident after running into the street to save a child. She sustained severe injuries to her back and lower body and had to use crutches for 14 years. However, on that day, after receiving motion acupuncture and Chuna manual therapy from Dr. Shin Joonshik, she was able to walk on her own without crutches in just about 20 minutes. The Mongolian medical staff and patients present at the scene gave her a standing ovation after witnessing this moment.

Since then, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine has maintained ongoing communication with the patient to monitor her progress. When her pain recurred recently due to childbirth and childcare, the hospital once again provided medical support as part of its medical sharing activities.

For this treatment, conducted after 11 years, Director Lee Sangwoon of Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine served as the attending physician. He first compared Nangchechek's MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans from 2014 with current images, confirming that disc protrusion between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae, as well as between the fifth lumbar and first sacral vertebrae, could recur. He also identified the additional development of cervical disc herniation (cervical intervertebral disc herniation).

Director Lee Sangwoon explained, "After a thorough examination, we administered Shinbaro pharmacopuncture to the lumbar disc area at two-day intervals and performed motion acupuncture and Chuna manual therapy daily. We also applied pharmacopuncture to the acupoints of the trapezius and rhomboid muscles to alleviate neck disc pain and prescribed herbal medicine to aid nerve recovery."

Nangchechek said, "Eleven years ago, when I could barely walk, it was a miracle to return to daily life thanks to the treatment at Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine. With their help again this time, not only has my back pain disappeared, but my neck pain has also completely vanished."

Lee Jin-ho, Director of Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, stated, "Because she was a patient who suffered an unfortunate accident while performing a good deed, we have continuously monitored her progress. We will continue to provide medical support to help people regain hope in life through Jaseng's non-surgical treatments."

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