• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.196-209
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• 2010

Purpose: To investigate effect of Sweet Bee Venom on postpartum's De Quervain's Disease. Methods: We investigated 3 patients diagnosed as De Quervain's Disease. Sweet Bee Venom Herbal-acupuncture was used for treatment of De Quervain's Disease, once every two days, 5 times. Pain, satisfaction at treatment and function of wrist were measured with VNS, Baumgaertner's nine point scale and dynamometer. Results: Pain reduction, functional improvement, increased grip power were found out in cases treated with Sweet Bee Venom Herbal-acupuncture. In every cases, they represent high subjective satisfaction with treatment. Conclusion: Clinical results show that Sweet Bee Venom Herbal-acupuncture has a good analgesic effect in De Quervain's Disease.

• The Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Ultrasound Society
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.91-93
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• 2008

De Quervain's disease is a stenosing tenosynovitis that affects the synovial sheath of the tendons of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis; it can be considered a work-related disease, since it frequently is associated with highly repetitive movements in jobs using the hands. The usual sign and symptom of de Quervain's diseases are positive Finkelstein's sign and pain and tenderness around the radial styloid process. The majority of de Quervain's disease has a good results to conservative treatment, but surgery can be performed in case of recurrence or pain last more than 6 months without improvement in spite of conservative treatment. We diagnosed a patient with atypical de Quervain's disease by ultrasonography, treated by local steroid injection and pain was relieved. We report a case of atypical de Quervain's disease evaluated by ultrasonography with brief of literatures.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.259-267
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• 2004

De Quervain's disease is caused by stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist. The first dorsal compartment at the wrist includes the tendons of the abductor pollicis longus (APL) and the extensor pollicis brevis (EPB). Patients with De Quervain's usually report pain at the dorsolateral aspect of the wrist with referral of pain toward the thumb and/or lateral forearm. This condition responds well to nonsurgical treatment. Objective : The aim of this study was to find out the therapeutic effect of the Cervus elaphus Herbal-acupuncture in the treatment of patients with De Quervain's Disease. Design : A prospective study of Cervus elaphus Herbal-acupuncture was conducted. Setting : The study was conducted in the Kang-nam Oriental Hosp. of Dong-Guk University. Patients : The study comprised 4 patients with De Quervain's Disease. Methods : We investigated 4 cases patients the De Quervain's Disease. We evaluated wrist function that before and after Cervus elaphus Herbal-acupuncture treatment by VAS score, tenderness and Finkelstein test. the treatment is operated every other day. Results : Pain reduction(VAS) was found out in the case treated with Cervus elaphus Herbal-acupuncture. Conclusions : Clinical results show that Cervus elaphus Herbal-acupuncture has a good analgesic effect in De Quervain's Disease.

• Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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• v.9 no.3 s.21
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• pp.161-166
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• 2006

Objective : The aim of this study was to find out the therapeutic effect of the Korean Bee Venom theraphy in the treatment of patient with De Quervain's disease. Methods : As the effect of Bee Venom acupuncture about various articulation diseases observed, we tried to treat a case that was diagnosed De Quervain's disease by using Korean Bee Venom theraphy. Results : After Korean Bee Venom theraphy, 'VNRS' value decreased quite noticeably, and other symptoms have improved as well. Conclusions : Korean BeeVenom theraphy have shown fairly effective to De Quervain's disease. Furthermore, it shows considerable potential in its effectiveness to be utilized other fields of medicine practices.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.557-560
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• 2005

Bee Venom acupuncture has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect that facilitates natural healing. So it is used in treatment of several musculoskeletal diseases. Recently, we experienced a case of De Quervain's disease that was not responded to steroid injection. It was successfully treated with intra-synovial Bee Venom acupuncture for two weeks. It is thought that Bee Venom acupuncture can be used in tenosynovitis. And Bee Venom injection techniques like intra-joint and subcutaneous method are need to be developed.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.211-219
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• 2021

This study reports the effectiveness of Korean medicine and Chuna manual therapy on patients with De Quervain's tenosynovitis. Two patients were treated with Chuna manual therapy, electro-acupuncture, moxibustion therapy. We used numeric rating scale (NRS), Finkelstein's test, sonography to measure changes during treatment. After each treatment, NRS, Finkelstein's test, sonography outcome were improved. Korean medicine including Chuna manual therapy can be effectively used to improve De Quervain's tenosynovitis. This study may suggest that korean medicine including Chuna manual therapy can be effective for De Quervain's tenosynovitis.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.71-90
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• 2017

Objectives : This study was performed to review articles concerning acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for De Quervain's Stenosing Tenosynovitis. Methods : On-line databases including Cochrane Library, Pubmed, CNKI, NDSL and OASIS were searched to identify articles concerning acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for De Quervain's Stenosing Tenosynovitis (DQST). Several duplicated articles and those not relevant to this topic were excluded, as were review articles and commentaries. Results : Fifty-one studies were identified, which included 28 clinical case studies with 1,227 patients and 23 randomized controlled trials with 2,040 patients. In these studies, acupuncture, acupotomy, moxibustion, pharmacopuncture, and laser acupuncture were used as DQST interventions. Although DQST is a common disease seen in clinical practice, only four of the 51 studies we identified in our search were published in Korean academic journals, all of which used pharmacopuncture. Conclusion : Although the results of the studies to date provide evidence that acupuncture and moxibustion are effective treatments for De Quervain's Stenosing Tenosynovitis, the absence of a standard, objective evaluation tool, and a lack of reporting on the negative side-effects associated with treatment remain important factors that should be addressed in future studies.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2007

Purpose: Stenosing tenosynovitis is a stenosing condition of the sheath of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons at the radial styloid process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of kinesio taping on the pain and grip power in patients with de Quervain's disease. Method: 20 female with de Quervain's disease was recruited. This procedure was performed with or without taping procedure. Pain levels were assessed using a visual analogue scale, and spherical and pinch grip powers were assessed using a dynamometer. Results: 1. Resting pain, Finkelstein test pain, and Tenderness using VAS scale was showed significantly reduced after taping application(p<0.01). 2. Spherical grip power using dynamometer was showed significantly increased after taping application(p<0.01). 3. Pinch grip power using dynamometer was showed significantly increased after taping application(p<0.01). Conclusion: So we thought that kinesio taping therapy had effects on the pain release and grip power increasing to the small or local muscle groups and joints.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.21-36
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• 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the research trend of Korean traditional medicine for musculoskeletal disorders related to wrist and hand under Korean healthcare facilities. Methods We collected data from search engines for research including foreign and domestic online database using the keywords ligament tendon, wrist sprain, tendinitis, trigger finger, carpal tunnel, ganglion cyst, de Quervain's and Raynaud. Results A total of 45 articles were about ligament tendon, wrist sprain, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome, ganglion cyst, de Quervain's tenosynovitis and Raynaud disease. Out of 45 articles, 20 articles were about carpal tunnel syndrome and the most commonly used measurement was visual analog scale. Conclusions This study shows the research trend of musculoskeletal disorders related with the wrist and hand. Through the collected data, the treatment methods and specific information of treatments were organized. This study can be used in clinical environments and will contribute for further study in musculoskeletal disorders related with the wrist and hand.

• Clinical Pain
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.15-19
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• 2021

There are many wrist and hand diseases in which ultrasound can help in the diagnosis and treatment. Because many small structures are located, identifying anatomical locations and pathways is especially important. In De Quervain's syndrome, it is necessary to find tendon lesions located in the first compartment of the wrist. If injection therapy is required, administer the regimen accurately within the tendon sheath through ultrasound. In carpal tunnel syndrome, there are several methods to diagnose a disease by measuring cross-sectional area of the median nerve. Ultrasound has the advantage of administering injection therapy without damaging the nerve. Intersection syndrome can be diagnosed by observing swelling and hypoechoic appearances at the point where the tendons of the first compartment cross over the second compartment of the wrist. Ultrasound-guided injection is also safe and efficient. If there is a trigger finger lesion, the most representative findings is to observe a nodular hypoechoic thickening of the involved A1 pulley. When injection therapy is performed, it is effective to administer medication between pulley and flexor tendons as much as possible to reduce pressure on the attached structures.