The Clinical Report on 2 Cases of Lateral Epicondylitis Treated by Scolopendrid Aquacupucture Therapy

Abstract

Objective : The purpose of this study is to examine if scolopendrid acuacupucture may be effective to the lateral epicondylitis. Methods : Using scolopendrid aquacupucture, we injected a small dose of it to the affected area and operated 2 pre and post treatment test; VAS(visual analogue scale), PPT(pressure pain threshold). Results : The scolopendrid aquacupucture treatment led to improvement in the pain and symptom of lateral epicondylitis by all efficacy measures. After scolopendrid aquacupucture treatment, there was improvement in VAS, PPT. Conclusion : This results suggest that scolopendrid aquacupucture is good method for treatment of lateral epicondylitis. so we suggest the possibility to use this new remedy for the lateral epicondylitis.

Keywords

• Scolopendrid aquacupucture
• Lateral epicondylitis
• Injection
• Pressure pain threshold