Journal of Pharmacopuncture (Jun 2005)

A Case of Radial Nerve Palsy Treated with Additional Scolopendrae Corpus Herbal-Acupuncture

  • Seo Jung-Chul,
  • Lee Yoon-Kyung,
  • Lim Seong-Chul,
  • Jung Tae-Young,
  • Han Sang-Won

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.2.091
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 91 – 95

Abstract

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Objective : The purpose of this study is to report the patient with radial nerve palsy, who improved by Scolopendrae Corpus Herbal-Acupuncture and other Oriental medical treatments. Methods : The patient was managed by Scolopendrae Corpus Herbal-Acupuncture, body acupunture, physical theraphy and herbal medicine. We took picture of the patient's wrist and checked the power of muscles. Results : After 4 week treatment, the movement and power of wrist was restored to nearly normal range. Conclusion : The results suggest that combination of Scolopendrae Corpus Herbal-Acupuncture and other Oriental medical treatments is good method for treatment of radial nerve palsy. But further studies are required to concretely prove the effectiveness of this methods.

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