초록

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Korean medical treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS).

Methods: We examined the effects of Korean medical treatment for patients with RLS who visited the neuropsychiatric clinic of Korean medicine.
We treated the patient with herbal-medication, acu-puncture, oriental psychotherapy.
IRLS, STAI-X1,X2, BDI-2, BAI, STAXI-S,T
were compared before and after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment to determine whether the symptoms and mood of patients were improved.

Results: After 4 weeks treatment (n=13), STAI-X1,X2, BDI-2, BAI, STAXI-S scores increased sig-nificantly; whereas, IRLS and STAXI-T scores decreased.
After 8 weeks treatment (n=8), IRLS, STAI-X1,X2, BDI-2, BAI scores increased significantly; whereas, STAXI-S scores decreased.

Conclusions: The treatment of RLS with Korean medicine was clinically efficient and resulted in im-provement of the symptoms as well as psychological problems.

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