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KMID : 0363320140350040573
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2014 Volume.35 No. 4 p.573 ~ p.584
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on Post-Stroke Patients with Korean Medicine: A Case Series of Three Patients
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Byun Sung-Bum
Yun Jong-Min
Moon Byung-Soon
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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complex regional pain syndrome, stroke, korean medical treatment
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