Seminar on Korean Acupuncture Treatment held

A seminar on 'Korean Acupuncture Treatment' was held at the Korean Clinic, National Ayurvedic Teaching Hospital, Borella recently, where nine Ayurvedic doctors presented articles about the effectiveness of Acupuncture treatment. Dr. K. Dharmmike Lokugamage received the first Honour prize for his presentation.

A study of Effectiveness of Acupuncture and Blood Letting Treatment for Knee joint pain and swelling' and Dr. A.R.R. Shalika the second Honour prize for "Korean Acupuncture treatment for viral fever" and S. Kayamala the third for "A Clinic study of Efficacy of Infrared therapy with Acupuncture Treatment on Knee joint Arthritis cases".

A special planing article: "A Study on Type 1 Diabetes by using Yangdorak Diagnosis Machine" authored by Dr. Han Gyu-Eon and Dr. S.K.P. Widyarathna was also presented.

Nine articles which were presented at seminar were recorded in the book.

"The journal of acupuncture in Sri Lanka": this journal was secondly published about Acupuncture Medicine in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Ayurvedic doctors have studied Korean Acupuncture from 2004. At present 133 doctors have completed a course in acupuncture and have treated patients by acupuncture, electric acupuncture, cupping therapy, moxbustion therapy, and physical therapy.

CHO, Sang Woo, Resident Representative of KOICA in Sri Lanka

And Dr. Han Gyu-eon, KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency), World Friends Advisor, Consultant Physician of Korean Clinic in National Ayurvedic Teaching Hospital Colombo were also present.