Jinju Dangdang Korean Medicine Clinic

Stand well,
live with confidence

Pain is an honest signal from the body. Rather than switching the signal off, we treat the postural imbalance behind it.

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Where does it hurt?

Start from your symptom.

Spine, joint and pain

Lower back and neck, shoulder and knee — along with traffic accident care and posture correction.

Dangdang Clinic

Skin and weight. We check your condition first, treat, then check again the same way.

Care that comes to you

Telephone consultations anywhere; home visits and home medical care within Jinju.

Hard-to-treat conditions linked to alignment

Growth, tinnitus, headache, difficulty conceiving. We look at functional problems alongside structure.

How we read the cause

Postural imbalance arrives in three ways

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Descending pattern — the jaw

When the jaw loses balance the neck vertebrae shift, the spine curves, and the change carries down to the pelvis and legs.
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Ascending pattern — the foot

The foot is a second heart. When its structure gives way, gait changes and the knee, pelvis, spine and shoulder deform in turn.
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Daily habits

Sleeping on one side, standing on one leg, carrying a bag on one shoulder. Slowly the spine and pelvis shift.

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Dangdang Pain Navigation Assessment

The same pain has different causes in different people. We look at your gait, the force landing on your feet, muscle mass and swelling, and heat distribution, and trace where the pain came from. After treatment we check again the same way and review what changed together.

Specialized diagnosis system

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Practising in Jinju

Our director, Injun Eo, was born and raised in Jinju and has practised here since 2017. He has served in the Jinju and Gyeongsangnam-do Korean Medicine Associations, and in 2020, as COVID-19 spread, he travelled to Daegu with staff who volunteered to go. The clinic works with the Jinju Council on Social Welfare to visit people who have difficulty moving, and has taken part in the support program for couples facing infertility since 2018.

Specialized diagnosis system

Our medical team

Shoulders back, wherever you are

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Injun Eo

Spine and joint pain, neck and shoulder pain, posture correction, temporomandibular joint, Chuna manual therapy

We do not look only at the painful spot. We check the structure running from the jaw down to the foot, and we tell you what the measurements show.
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Seungmi Yoon

Korean internal medicine, Sasang constitutional medicine, musculoskeletal ultrasound

I check with ultrasound myself and explain what I see. I treat musculoskeletal conditions alongside Korean internal medicine.
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Beomjin Kim

Korean medicine weight management, sports Korean medicine

I see injuries from exercise and pain that keeps coming back. We will work toward getting you moving again.
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Frequently asked questions

Q. How do I tell a lumbar disc from spinal stenosis?

A. If it hurts more when you straighten or lean back and eases when you bend forward, we think of stenosis first. Having to rest because the legs go numb after walking a while is also common in stenosis. Many people have both, so we confirm by examination. Read more →

Q. Is Chuna manual therapy covered by insurance?

A. Yes. It has been covered by national health insurance since April 2019, up to 20 sessions per person per year. When inflammation and swelling are marked, we settle those first and then proceed. Read more →

Q. Why do the first steps in the morning hurt most?

A. The plantar fascia shortens overnight and is then stretched suddenly as it takes your weight. This pattern is common in plantar fasciitis, and measuring the whole gait rather than the foot alone is what shows why the same spot keeps hurting. Read more →

Q. Can I check for a jaw joint disorder at home?

A. Try placing three fingers vertically into your mouth. If they do not fit, if opening brings a click, or if the jaw travels in a Z shape, we would have it checked. This is not a diagnosis, only a clue worth following up. Read more →

Q. What if it is hard for me to get to the clinic?

A. Telephone consultations are available wherever you live. Home visits and home medical care for people with limited mobility are available within Jinju. Tell us where you live and we will explain the options. Read more →