양하지 이상감각을 호소하는 다발신경병증 환자에 대한 침구-한약 복합한방 치료 치험 1례

• Published in: 대한한방내과학회지 Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 256 - 266
• Main Authors: 이현규, 김세원, 서유나, 배인후, 박호정, 조기호, 문상관, 정우상, 권승원, Lee, Hyun-ku, Kim, Se-won, Seo, Yu-na, Bae, In-hu, Park, Ho-jung, Cho, Ki-ho, Moon, Sang-kwan, Jung, Woo-sang, Kwon, Seung-won
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한한방내과학회 01.05.2020
• Subjects: 한의학; Korean medicine; case report; Yikgeebohyul-tang; moxibustion; polyneuropathy; lower extremity paresthesia
• ISSN: 1226-9174
• DOI: 10.22246/jikm.2020.41.2.256

Objectives: This report presents the case of a 21-year-old woman with lower extremity paresthesia in both feet due to polyneuropathy. Methods: The patient was treated using a Korean traditional complex treatment approach that included herbal medication, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and moxibustion. We evaluated the improvements in the pain symptoms in both feet using the numeric rating scale (NRS); we also assessed for gait disturbance and used Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging (D.I.T.I.) to evaluate minute changes in body temperature in diseased areas. Results: After administering the Korean traditional complex treatment, we observed a decrease in pain levels in both feet based on the NRS scores. We also observed improvements in gait disturbance and D.I.T.I. Conclusions: This case showed that the use of a Korean traditional complex treatment approach, consisting of herbal medication, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, moxibustion, had a positive effect on decreasing polyneuropathy symptoms.