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Migraines & tension headaches
Your temples throb,
and your whole head feels squeezed by a tight band.
Nagging headaches, a spinning head.
We help your head feel clear and your eyes feel refreshed.
Headache & Dizziness Clinic
Are you getting by on painkillers alone?
If your MRI is normal but the pain keeps coming back,
it's time to look at blood flow to the brain and the nerves.
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Dizziness & BPPV
The room spins when you get up from lying down,
as if the ceiling is going round and round.
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Cervicogenic headaches
Your neck and shoulders feel stiff,
and the pain climbs up to the back of your head.
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Brain fog
Your head feels foggy and heavy,
you can't focus, and your vision feels dim.
Special Diagnosis System
For headaches, bring the heat down and get things flowing
Headaches and dizziness are mainly caused by a state Korean medicine calls "heat above, cold below." Heat from stress or poor digestion rises and troubles the head, while the belly, hands and feet turn cold and circulation gets blocked.
Also, when the neck and shoulder muscles stiffen and press on the blood vessels and nerves leading to the brain, the brain senses a lack of oxygen and sends out pain signals.
At 당당한의원 대구수성점, we don't just try to make the pain go away. We bring down the heat (fire) gathered in the head and loosen a stiff neck and shoulders to improve blood flow to the brain.
A clearer head and more refreshed eyes are what we aim for, by treating circulation at its root.
Specialized diagnosis system
Core Solution Three principles of treatment
Three principles of treatment
for a clearer head
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Cool the upper body: bring heat down
We bring down the heat and pressure that have gathered in the head and face.
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Detox: clear blood stagnation
We clear the residue (blood stagnation) and phlegm-fluid blocking the brain's blood vessels.
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Circulation: improve blood flow to the brain
We loosen the neck and shoulders to increase the oxygen and nutrients reaching the brain.
Care tailored to each type
The prescription depends on the pattern and cause of your headache.
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Pounding, throbbing
chronic headaches & migraines
Main Symptoms
- • Pain in the temples
- • Sensitive to light or sound
- • Nausea
Diagnosis Pattern
Rising liver yang, blood deficiency
Recommended Treatment
Clear-mind herbal decoction
We cool liver heat and increase the blood supply to the brain to ease the pain.
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Spinning, dizzy
BPPV & Ménière's disease
Main Symptoms
- • The room spins when getting up from lying down
- • Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- • Comes with queasiness
Diagnosis Pattern
Phlegm dizziness, kidney deficiency
Recommended Treatment
Modified Banha Baekchul Cheonma-tang
We clear the phlegm-fluid behind the dizziness and help restore your sense of balance.
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Stiff, aching neck:
cervicogenic headaches
Main Symptoms
- • Pulling at the back of the head
- • Neck and shoulders always knotted up
- • Worse during computer work
Diagnosis Pattern
Neck stiffness, qi stagnation and blood stasis
Recommended Treatment
Pharmacopuncture & Chuna
We realign the neck vertebrae and loosen the muscles to relieve pressure on the nerves.
당당한의원 대구수성점 Head Treatment Program
Cooling the head, easing the body.
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Tailored clear-mind herbal medicine
It cools heat in the head and clears murky blood
to address the root cause of headaches.
to address the root cause of headaches.
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Nasal bloodletting therapy
It reduces swelling of the nasal lining
to cool heat in the head and help it feel clear.
to cool heat in the head and help it feel clear.
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Craniosacral Chuna
It corrects slight misalignments of the skull and neck
to support the flow of cerebrospinal fluid.
to support the flow of cerebrospinal fluid.
Your doctor
Director Dr. Jihun Kim
I see patients whose tests came back normal but who still don't feel right. I check the state of the body through abdominal diagnosis (pressing on the belly), tongue diagnosis and pulse diagnosis, and I record what I find as numbers so we can compare at the next visit.
With pain, I don't look only at the spot that hurts. I look for the cause in the way your feet meet the ground, the balance of your jaw and the way you walk. When I explain a treatment plan, I also tell you which study, in which journal, it's based on. I believe evidence only counts as evidence if you can check it yourself.
Treatment Process
How treatment works
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Finding the cause
Using pulse diagnosis and body-heat assessment,
we check for "heat above, cold below" and blood stagnation.
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Checking structure
We check neck alignment and upper-shoulder muscle tension
to find structural causes.
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Circulation treatment
With herbal medicine, pharmacopuncture and bloodletting therapy,
we open up blocked qi and blood flow.
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Preventing relapse
Posture correction and stress management
help you stay comfortable.
Frequently asked questions
Q. My MRI came back normal.
A. An MRI shows structural problems such as tumors or bleeding in the brain, but it doesn't show "functional" circulation problems or oversensitive nerves. This is where Korean medicine treatment can help.
Q. Do I really need Chuna?
A. When misaligned neck vertebrae are pressing on a nerve (cervicogenic headache), the pain tends to ease sooner once Chuna corrects the structure.
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Q. Can I get headache treatment while pregnant?
A. Yes. We help manage the pain with acupuncture that's safe during pregnancy and gentle herbal medicine that's easy on you and your baby.
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