Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on Post-Stroke Patients with Korean Medicine: A Case Series of Three Patients

뇌졸중 후 발병한 복합부위 통증증후군 환자의 한방치료로 호전된 치험 3례 보고

  • Byun, Sung-Bum (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Yun, Jong-Min (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Moon, Byung-Soon (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean medicine, Won-Kwang University)
  • 변성범 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 윤종민 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 문병순 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2014.12.30

Abstract

Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of Korean Medicine on post-stroke patients with upper limb pain due to complex regional pain syndrome diagnosed by three-phase bone scan, digital infrared thermal imaging, and International Association for the Study of Pain diagnostic criteria Methods: To evaluate the effectiveness of the treatments, visual analogue scale, medical research council grade, Brunnstrom stage of motor recovery, modified Ashworth scale, and Korean modified Barthel index were used. Results: After Korean medical treatments like acupuncture, herb medication, bee-venom therapy and rehabilitation therapy for 4 weeks, upper limb pain was considerably less and function of upper limbs was improved. Conclusions: Korean medical treatments have some good effects on post-stroke patients with complex regional pain syndrome.

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