A Case Study of ankle pain induced Rheumatoid arthritis

족관절 통증을 호소하는 류마토이드 관절염 환자 1례에 대한 증례보고

  • Choi, Yong-Hun (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kang, Jun-Hyuk (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Hong, Seo-Young (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Heo, Dong-Seok (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Yoon, Il-Ji (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 최용훈 (대전대학교 한의과대학 재활의학교실) ;
  • 강준혁 (대전대학교 한의과대학 재활의학교실) ;
  • 홍서영 (대전대학교 한의과대학 재활의학교실) ;
  • 허동석 (대전대학교 한의과대학 재활의학교실) ;
  • 윤일지 (대전대학교 한의과대학 재활의학교실)
  • Accepted : 2008.06.10
  • Published : 2008.06.30

Abstract

Objective : This study shows the clinical effects on Bee-venom acupuncture and Burning acupuncture therapy for a patient who was diagnosed as Rheumatoid arthritis with ankle pain. Methods : This study was carried out a patient who was diagnosed as Rheumatoid arthritis with ankle pain. The patient was treated by Bee-venom acupuncture, Burning acupuncture therapy. To evaluate the effect of treatment, measured grade of pain by Visual Analogue Scale(VAS). Result and Conclusion: The ankle pain was reduced from VAS 10 to VAS 2 and the patient could walk on foot. In this study, Bee-venom acupuncture, Burning acupuncture therapy was effective in arthralgia of Rheumatoid arthritis.

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