3 Case Reports of Trigger Point Needling and Oriental Medical Treatment to Shoulder Pain Patients in Stroke Sequelae

Trigger Point 자침 및 한방치료로 호전된 중풍후유증 환자의 견비통 치험 3례 보고

  • Jang, Yong-hwan (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Chuncheon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Lim, Hae-won (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Chuncheon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jee-young (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Chuncheon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Kwon, Kang (Dept. of Oriental Medical Opthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology, Chuncheon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jong-hwa (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Chuncheon Oriental Medical Hospital)
  • 장용환 (춘천한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 임해원 (춘천한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 김지영 (춘천한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 권강 (춘천한방병원 한방이비인후피부과) ;
  • 김종화 (춘천한방병원 한방내과)
  • Published : 2010.12.01

Abstract

This study was performed to investigate the effectiveness of trigger point needling and oriental medical treatment to shoulder pain patients in stroke sequelae with three aspects of pain and range of motion, muscle strength. Trigger point needling was applied to 3 patients on supraspinatus, infraspinatus, deltoid, subscapularis muscle. For evaluating treatment, visual analog scale(VAS), passive range of motion(PROM), muscle strength evaluation(MSE) were checked. After treatment, VAS score of 1 cases were decreased. PROM of 1 case was improved and MSE of 2 cases were improved slightly. These results suggest that trigger point needling and oriental medical treatment were effective on shoulder pain patients in stroke sequelae and it is necessary to research more case with shoulder pain in stroke sequelae.

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