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KMID : 0363320180390061321
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2018 Volume.39 No. 6 p.1321 ~ p.1328
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A Case Report of a Patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Complaining about Lower Limb Pain
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Moon Hee-Young
Ryu Gwang-Hyun
Choo Won-Jung
Choi Yo-Sup
Park Ji-Won
Kim Doo-Ri
Ryu Won-Hyung
Jeon Yong-Hyun
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Abstract
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Objective: This study was performed to report on the effects of traditional Korean Medicine as a treatment for a patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, with lower limb pain as the chief complaint.
Methods: We treated this patient with traditional Korean medicine and measured symptom severity using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) as well as measuring the length of the patient’s self-exercising time.
Results: After about 7 weeks of treatment, most pathological symptoms had decreased. There was a gradual decline in the VAS and a gradual increase in the length of the self-exercising time. Although there was an increase in the ODI scale during the first 2 weeks, it eventually showed a decline in the rest of the period.
Conclusions: Traditional Korean medicine can be a solution for the patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease suffering from peripheral neurological symptoms.
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KEYWORD
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, lower limb pain, traditional Korean medicine
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