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A Case Study of the Bee Venom Acupuncture Effect for Trigger Finger with Side Effects by Steroid Injection

Authors :
Min Jung Lee
Chong Hwan Lee
Jae Yun Jun
Ji Hwan Nam
Su Jin Lim
Ju Hyun Song
Kie Won Kim
Seul Ji Lee
Source :
The Acupuncture. 30:189-196
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine Society, 2013.

Abstract

Objectives : The aim of this study was to find out the therapeutic effect of bee venom acupuncture in the treatment of patient with trigger finger accompany side effects by steroid injection. Methods : As the effect of bee venom acupuncture about various articulation diseases observed, we tried to treat a case that was diagnosed trigger finger with side effects by steroid injection by using bee venom acupuncture. Result : After three times bee venom acupuncture treatments, ‘VAS’ score and triggering grade decreased quite noticeably, and other symptoms as have improved as well. Conclusions : Bee venom acupuncture have shown fairly effective to trigger finger accompany side effects by steroid injection.

Details

ISSN :
22877797 and 12291137
Volume :
30
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Acupuncture
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........1f036518b19cbf8568f4af68be3bb2cc
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.13045/acupunct.2013036