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Common Peroneal Neuropathy Treated with Acupuncture plus Electro-acupuncture: Case Report  

Lee, Sang Young (Chung-Yeon Oriental Hospital)
Shin, Hyun Kwon (Chung-Yeon Oriental Hospital)
Kim, Ki Yuk (Chung-Yeon Oriental Hospital)
Hwang, Choon Ho (Chung-Yeon Oriental Hospital)
Jung, Pil Sun (Chung-Yeon Oriental Hospital)
Kim, Hee Young (Chung-Yeon Oriental Hospital)
Go, Yong Jun (Chung-Yeon Oriental Hospital)
Jo, Hyun Jung (Chung-Yeon Oriental Hospital)
Park, Jae Suk (Chung-Yeon Oriental Hospital)
Sul, Jae Uk (Chung-Yeon Oriental Hospital)
Jo, Hee Guen (Sun Chang Health Center and County Hospital)
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Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine / v.27, no.5, 2013 , pp. 672-676 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to report that a patient suffered from Common Peroneal Neuropathy (CPN) caused by ankle sprain was improved by acupuncture plus electro-acupuncture. In this study, the patient was diagnosed with magnetic resonance image(MRI) and electomyography(EMG). We treated at acupoints ST36, ST41, SP9, GB34, GB39 and LR3 by acupuncture plus electro-acupuncture twice a day for 16 days; a total of 30 times. We used evaluation scale including muscle manual testing(MMT) and visual analogue scale (VAS). MMT changed from Grade 0 to Grade 5 and VAS changed from 10 to 2 after treatment for 16days with hospitalization. Though it is a case report, these results suggest that acupuncture and electrical acupuncture might have valid effect on CPN in controlled environment.
Keywords
Common Peroneal Neuropathy; Electro-acupuncture;
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