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KMID : 1155620110060010089
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Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine for Spine & Nerves
2011 Volume.6 No. 1 p.89 ~ p.96
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Two Cases of Radial Nerve Palsy with Chuna Treatment on Cervical Vertebrae
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Heo Su-Young
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Abstract
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Objective:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the korean medical treatment for compressive neuropathy of radial nerve, especially chuna treatment of cervical vertebrae.
Methods:Two patients were treated with acupuncture and moxibustion, herbal medication, chuna treatment on cervical vertebrae. To evaluate the wrist drop and numbness of hand, Coding Result of arbitrary values and manual muscle test(MMT), visual analogue scale(VAS) were used.
Results:After 2 weeks-treatment(in case 1) & 5 weeks-treatment(in case 2), the movement and power of wrist were restored to nearly normal range, also the numbness of hands was removed. All cases show the improvement in the movement of wrist and the numbness of hands.
Conclusions:Korean medical treatment including cervical manual therapy as chuna treatment is remarkably effective for radial nerve palsy. But further studies are required to concretely prove the effectiveness of chuna treatment on central vertebrae for peripheral neuropathy.
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KEYWORD
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Radial Nerve Palsy, Neuropathy of Radial Nerve, Chuna Treatment, Cervical Manual Therapy
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