Innovative approach to treating facial nerve palsy and other chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Dr. Sohn's Orthopaedic Clinic

Treating patients like family and the hospital like home (Patient like my body, Hospital like my home)

According to the slogan 'treating patients as family and the hospital as my home, Dr. Sohn's Orthopedic Clinic specializes in orthopedic surgery providing customized treatment with the most advanced technology to provide patients with the best care possible. Our orthopedic clinic has been operated by two generations in the same location for 47 years, and we are conducting research to alleviate patients' pain and improve the efficacy of tried-and-true treatments. We treat various conditions, including musculoskeletal system disorders, with differentiated injection technology and platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP), both of which were invented by the clinic director.

Ultrasound Guided Precision Injection Aid, US-Guider

The US-Guider is an ultrasound-guided injection device that was introduced in 2016. Injection therapy utilizing ultrasound diagnostics is gaining popularity but adjusting the position and depth of the needle according to the surgeon's hand can cause pain and bleeding. Sohn Moon-ho, the director of Dr. Sohn's Orthopedic Clinic, invented the world's first ultrasound-guided injection technology. It is a technology that examines the condition of the patient's muscles using an ultrasound monitor, with the US-Guider being attached to the transducer probe, enabling the drug to be injected precisely at the required location and depth. The US-Guider, to which this technology is applied, is an injection device that aids in both diagnosis and procedure execution. The injection needle's depth and angle can be adjusted, allowing injections to be administered at the correct site regardless of the medical staff's level of expertise. Additionally, the support can move in tandem with the syringe to significantly reduce the patient's bleeding and discomfort. The US-Guider is currently patented in the United States and China, is recognized as a guided ultrasound procedure, and medical staff in Russia are currently being provided with technical training on its use.

Facial nerve palsy and ankle joint treatment using the US-Guider

The US-Guider makes precise and diverse procedures possible. This technology can also be used to treat sarcopenia and regenerate ligaments, and its effectiveness was verified when it was used to treat Woo Sang-hyuk, a high jumper who complained of ankle instability. It is also used to alleviate symptoms in patients with facial nerve palsy of unknown cause and sudden hearing loss by increasing blood flow to the cranial nerves. The US-Guider is also utilized for autologous platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP), a new medical technology. This is a specialized treatment that regenerates damaged joint and ligament tissues by injecting platelet-rich plasma extracted from peripheral blood with pinpoint accuracy using an ultrasound device and US-guider. It is an excellent new medical technology that recovers the damaged area through a quick and safe procedure by examining the painful area surrounding the chronically damaged wrist and ankle joint with ultrasound and injecting the substance into the damaged tissue.

Renowned innovative physician who serves as a model for Korean physician-scientists

Based on his 25 years of experience treating patients and developing medical devices, director Sohn Moon-ho published the book No Turtle with Dementia. He departed from the belief that the cause of dementia, which affects one in ten Koreans aged 65 and older, is the natural degeneration of brain cells, and suggested that local sarcopenia caused by turtle neck syndrome(head forward posture syndrome) disrupts blood flow to the brain; his book discusses treatment and prevention related to this condition. Moreover, he is a challenging scientist-physician who continues to develop various treatments and medical devices for the convenience of patients and the advancement of medical technology with brilliant ideas, such as winning a contest by conceiving the 'My Medicine' app, which identifies the shape and name of medications.

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