title: Clinical review of the effects of hominis placental pharmacopuncture in the treatment of facial spasm patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The main purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of treatment with Hominis Placental pharmacopuncture (HPP) for 32 patients with hemifacial spasm.
  
  
  METHODS
  We treated facial spasm patients with acupuncture and HPP at Sabaek (ST2), Seung-eup (ST1), Gwallyeo (SI18), Chanjuk (BL2), Sajukgong (TE23), Hagwan (ST7), Hyeopgeo (ST6), Jichang (ST4), Wan-gol (SI4) and Yepung (TE17), and we investigated the effect by using Scott's scale. The data were analyzed by using the SPSS/10.0 for windows program with descriptive statistics, the paired t-test, and the Shapiro-Wilk normality test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After treatment, the grade of the spasm's intensity based on Scott's description were decreased significantly. About 72% of the patients felt that the combination treatment had produced excellent results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data suggested that HPP can be useful for treating facial spasm patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Semyung University College of Korean Medicine, Jecheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Na-Young
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Semyung University College of Korean Medicine, Jecheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Semyung University College of Korean Medicine, Jecheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong-Du
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Roh
keywords: Hominis Placental; Korean medicine; facial spasm; pharmacopuncture