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KMID : 0853020140170010038
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Journal of Korean Burn Society
2014 Volume.17 No. 1 p.38 ~ p.42
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The Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on the Scar Pain of Burn Patients - A Case Report -
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Cho Yun-Soo
Seo Cheong-Hoon
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Abstract
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Purpose: Many burn patients are troubled with pain and par-esthesia from healed wounds. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) in various musculoskeletal disease and wounds is reported that it reduces the pain and promotes re-generating of tendon and healing of the wound. Therefore we investigated the effect of ESWT on the scar pain of burn patients.
Methods: On February 2014, three patients admitted to the department of rehabilitation medicine of Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital Burn Center underwent ESWT. One low-en-ergy ESWT (0.05∼0.12 mJ/mm2) a week was provided to them for 3 weeks in total. Numerical rating scale (NRS), Nirschl pain phase system, 70-point scoring system, Roles and Maudsley score were evaluated before ESWT, after first and third ESWT.
Results: In all three patients, the NRS score was decreased and total scores of Nirschl pain phase system and 70-point scoring system were improved after ESWT compared to be-fore ESWT. Roles and Maudsley scores was poor in all three patients at before ESWT but was acceptable in two patients and good in one patient after third ESWT.
Conclusion: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is non-invasive, feasible and effective modality on the scar pain of burn patients.
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KEYWORD
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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy, ESWT, Burn, Pain
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