Traditional Korean
Medicine

A Combination of Traditional Korean
Medicine and Science! Cooperative Treatment
Methodology Using Traditional Korean and
Western Medicine
Status
A growing number of foreign patients visit Korea to receive traditional Korean medicine.
Traditional Korean medicine has gained a lot of popularity worldwide for those seeking
weight loss, beauty care as well as illness treatment. Traditional Korean medicine hospitals
are dedicated to developing science-based traditional Korean medicine, further upgrading
the standardized herbal medicine system through medicinal herb research institutes and a
certification system for herbal medicine production facilities. Plus, Korea has a customized
medical service environment for foreign patients, such as dedicated medical staff for foreign
patients and a customer service center that is operated 24/7.
Strength
The effect of collaborative treatment by both traditional Korean and western medicine
has been scientifically proven. An SCIE journal announced research that gauged neck pain
before and after getting western and traditional Korean medicine. Results showed that the
pain index was 43.3 after western medicinal treatment, and the pain index further dropped
to 26.1 after receiving Chuna manual medicine (CMM) treatment. This shows the drastic
decrease in pain when combining western and traditional Korean medicine. In Korea, such
collaborative treatment is applied to spinal surgery rehabilitation and treating edema after
plastic surgery with outstanding results.
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Visual analog scale (VAS) of neck pain
Before treatment
After 5 weeks of treatment
CMM
General treatment
Pain reduced by 1.5 times, more
effective than general treatment
Jaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute,
Result of Research on Patients with Neck Pain
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No. of foreign patients who
visited the traditional Korean
medicine department in 2019
23,723 people
Medical Field
The most representative treatment in traditional Korean medicine is
Chuna manual medicine (CMM). CMM, a representative non-surgical
therapy for spinal diseases, is an integrated treatment that resolves
problems with joints, muscles, and bones while boosting ki (energy)
circulation throughout one's meridian system. In addition, traditional
Korean medicine-based beauty care, leveraging acupuncture, has
gained popularity among the middle-aged population, for locals and
foreigners alike. This is because applying acupuncture to one's skin
muscles can reduce wrinkles and reinforce skin muscles.
- Lower Back Treatment
- Chuna manual medicine (CMM)
- Nerve root recovery therapy
- Motion style acupuncture treatment (MSAT)
- Joint Treatment
- Chuna manual medicine (CMM)
- Motion style acupuncture treatment (MSAT)
- Daoyin exercise therapy
Representative Hospitals Specialized in Medical Fields
- Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
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- Medical institution certified by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
- Designated as a specialized traditional Korean medicine hospital for spine
treatments for the 4th term
- Accredited by the Korea Record Institute to provide treatment to the
highest number of spinal patients in the shortest period of time (Jun. 1999
– May 2014)
- Major Departments
- Traditional Korean medicine for
rehabilitation
- Spine and musculoskeletal disorders
(neck/lower back disc, degenerative
disc, lumbar spinal canal, degenerative
arthritis, frozen shoulder, sports injury,
etc.)
- Major Procedures
- Herbal medicine treatment targeting
musculoskeletal disorders
- Acupuncture (general, herbal, motion
style acupuncture treatment [MSAT])
- Chuna manual therapy
- Address 536, Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Website https://www.jaseng.co.kr
- International Healthcare Center Email. jasengeng@gmail.com
Tel. +82-2-3218-2225, 2223
Fax. +82-2-3218-2222
- Interpretation English, Russian, Mongolian, Japanese
- Meal Western
- Pick-up Airport → Hospital (for in-patients only)
- Kwangdong Hospital of
Traditional Korean Medicine
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- Received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award 2014 at “Bio & Medical
Korea 2014”
- Received award from the Gangnam-gu Office of Seoul for attracting
foreign patients (2012)
- Acquired ISO 9001 from the International Organization for Standardization
- Major Departments
- Obesity and weight loss
- Menopause related disease
- Immunity and fatigue
- Major Procedures
- Herbal medicine for obesity treatment
- Cosmetic and beauty acupuncture
- Herbal medicine to improve immunity
- Address 612, Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Website www.ekwangdong.co.kr
- International Healthcare Center Email. japan@ekwangdong.co.kr
Tel. +82-2-2222-4992
Fax. +82-2-2222-4899
- Interpretation English, Japanese
- Kyung Hee University Hospital At
Gangdong (KUIMS)
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- Medical institution certified by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
- Selected as the no.1 Korean general hospital on the Patient Experience
Index 2017
- Traditional Korean medicine university hospital with top brand power,
leading the field
- Major Departments
- Obstetrics and gynecology, breast,
thyroid, colorectal surgery
- Joint, Spine, and Neurology Centers
- Facial palsy, traditional Korean medicinebased immunity/respiratory system/
infectious disease prevention programs
- Major Procedures
- Obstetrics and gynecology, spine, joint,
cerebral nerves, obesity surgeries, cornea
and living donor liver transplantation
- Robotic surgery of breast, colon, rectum,
kidney, urinary system
- Traditional Korean medicine-based
cosmetic skin treatments (threadembedding acupuncture, MTS, micro
herbal acupuncture)
- Address 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul
- Website www.khnmc.or.kr
- International Healthcare Center Email. kuimsseoul@gmail.com
Tel. +82-2-440-6425
Fax. +82-2-440-6434
- Interpretation English, Russian, Mongolian, Chinese
- Meal Western, Russian, Mongolian
- Pick-up Airport → Hospital
- Lee Moon-won Korean Medicine Clinic
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- Korea’s only hospital specializing in hair loss treatments with 20 years of experience
- More than 1,000 international patients from 50 countries visit annually
- Received four awards consecutively from the Gangnam-gu Office of Seoul for attracting foreign patients
- Major Departments
- Hair loss treatment
- Head spa
- Scalp treatment
- Major Procedures
- Herbal acupuncture for hair loss
treatment
- Scalp regenerative treatment
- Medical head spa
- Address 33, Seolleung-ro 132-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Website leemoonwon.com
- International Healthcare Center Email. leemoonwon.international@gmail.com
Tel. +82-2-511-1079
Fax. +82-2-511-6806
- Interpretation English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian