Korean Journal of Acupuncture

Society for Meridian and Acupoint (경락경혈학회)
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Acupoint Electrical Stimulation Preconditioning to Reduce Hemorrhoid Pain: A Case Report

경혈 전기 자극 전처치요법을 통해 치료한 치핵 통증: 증례보고

  • 이승민 (부산대학교 한의과학연구소)
  • Received : 2020.09.16
  • Accepted : 2020.09.22
  • Published : 2020.09.27
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Abstract

A 30-year-old woman with Grade III hemorrhoid complained of excruciating pain that continued for several hours, especially with defecation. She was not able to frequent the clinic due to COVID-19 shutdowns, therefore additional treatment using acupoint electrical stimulation (AES) was self-administered. She administered AES bilaterally on BL57 and LR10 for fifteen minutes before each defecation as a preconditioning treatment. She assessed her pain using a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) during defecation, and 3 hours later. The patient initially complained of pain rating 9 on the NRS. After the first session of AES, the pain dropped to 5. On one-month follow-up, the pain was at 3 and the patient was able to terminate all treatment. Self-administered AES preconditioning at BL57 and LR10 can be used to reduce extreme cases of hemorrhoid pain.

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