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Effect of Acupotomy Therapy on Lateral Epicondylitis Diagnosed by Ultrasonography

초음파 진단을 통한 주관절 외상과염의 침도 치료 임상 증례 보고

  • Lim, Na-Ra (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Gwang-Ju Oriental Medical, Hospital in WonKwang University) ;
  • Lim, Jin-Young (Dept. of Rehabilitation medicine, Oriental Medicine, in WonKwang University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Woung (Dept. of Internal medicine, Oriental Medicine, in WonKwang University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Deok (Dept. of Radiology, Oriental Medicine, in WonKwang University) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Chul (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Gwang-Ju Oriental Medical, Hospital in WonKwang University)
  • 임나라 (원광대학교 광주한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 임진영 (원광대학교 한의과대학 재활의학과) ;
  • 김동웅 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과) ;
  • 이종덕 (원광대학교 한의과대학 영상의학과) ;
  • 김성철 (원광대학교 광주한방병원 침구과)
  • Received : 2010.11.29
  • Accepted : 2011.05.26
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This observation was to report the clinical effects of acupotomy in treating lateral epicondylitis. Methods: Three patients diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis were treated with acupotomy. Two were male and one was female. The improvement of symptom were evaluated by visual analog scale (VAS) and self-consciousness symptoms of Cozen test. Results: After one treatments, patient's chief complaint and the pain near the lateral epicondyle while cozen test were notably improved. Conclusions : This study demonstrates that oriental medical treatment with acuputomy therapy has significant effect in improving symptoms of lateral epicondylitis. As though we had not wide experienced in this treatment, more research is needed.

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