족하수를 동반한 비골신경마비의 환자 1례에 대한 한의학 복합치료 증례보고

• Published in: 동의생리병리학회지 Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 360 - 365
• Main Authors: 김민수(Min Su Kim), 이지영(Ji Young Lee), 염승룡(Seung-Ryong Yeom), 권영달(Young-Dal Kwon)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한의병리학회 2016
• Subjects: 한의학; Peroneal nerve palsy; Foot drop; Peroneal neuropathy; Weizheng(?證); Bee venom pharmacopuncture; Weizheng(痿)
• ISSN: 1738-7698; 2288-2529; 2283-2529
• DOI: 10.15188/kjopp.2016.10.30.5.360

The purpose of this study is to suggest a possibility of the Korean medical treatment in patient with peroneal nerve palsy, and to suggest importance of differential diagnosis of foot drop. Peroneal nerve pasly was diagnosed by lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) and electromyogram(EMG). The patient was treated with acupuncture, herbal medicine, bee-venom acupuncture and moxibustion from March 7th to May 2nd. We measured Numerical Rating Scale(NRS), Range of Motion(ROM) of the ankle, and observed the change in body temperature using Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging(DITI). After received Korean medical treatment, the patient showed improvement in all the scales mentioned above. The result showed that Korean medical treatment is effective in peroneal nerve palsy before operation.