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A Case Report on a Phantom Limb Pain Patient after Below Knee Amputation using Korean Medicine Treatment

하지 절단 환자의 환상통에 대한 한방 치험1례

  • Seo, Hung-bum (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Bae, Go-eun (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Choi, Jin-yong (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Seo, Hee-jeong (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Shim, So-hyun (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Han, Chang-woo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, So-yeon (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Choi, Jun-yong (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Seong-ha (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Yun, Young-ju (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Hong, Jin-woo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kwon, Jung-nam (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, In (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
  • 서형범 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 배고은 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 최진용 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 서희정 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 심소현 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 한창우 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 김소연 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 최준용 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 박성하 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 윤영주 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 홍진우 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 권정남 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이인 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2018.11.30
  • Accepted : 2018.12.30
  • Published : 2018.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study presented the case of a 49-year-old Korean female with phantom limb pain after below right knee amputation and aimed to assess the effectiveness of Korean medicine treatment. Methods: The patient was treated with scalp acupuncture, electroacupuncture and herbal medicine. We executed a numerical rating scale (NRS), conducted a global assessment (G/A), administrated a Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire 2 (SF-MPQ-2) and measured total daily sleep time to evaluate symptom improvement. Results: The patient's G/A scores decreased from 10 to 2 and SF-MPQ-2 points decreased from 20 to 6 after treatment. The total daily sleep time did not changed due to anxiety. Conclusions: This study suggests that Korean medicine treatment could be effective in treating phantom limb pain after amputation. Further studies are needed.

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