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KMID : 0895820220320030189
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2022 Volume.32 No. 3 p.189 ~ p.196
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A Case Report on the Effect of Peripheral Body Temperature Increase and Pain Relief in a Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1 Improved by Buja-tang and Aconitum ciliare Decaisne Pharmacopuncture
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Lee Jung-Min
Lee Eun-Jung
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Abstract
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of complex Korean medicine treatment especially Buja-tang and Aconitum ciliare decaisne pharmacopuncture on patients with type 1 complex regional pain syndrome caused after a traffic accident. The patients was treated with Buja-tang, Aconitum ciliare decaisne pharmacupuncture, acupuncture and physical therapy during 20 days of hospitalization. Numerical rating scale (NRS), short form McGill pain questionnaire (SF-MPQ), body temperature measurement of the foot, manual muscle test (MMT) were used for assessment. After treatments, NRS of burning pain in the left ankle decreased from 8 to 4-5 and NRS of burning pain in the right ankle decreased from 7 to 4-5. Also, SF-MPQ results, foot temperature measurement and MMT showed improvement during hospitalization. This study shows that complex Korean medicine treatment especially Buja-tang and Aconitum ciliare decaisne pharmacopuncture are effective in alleviating symptoms in patients with type 1 complex regional pain syndrome.
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KEYWORD
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Complex regional pain syndromes, Korean traditional medicine, Pain, Temperature
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