Traditional Chinese medicine for foot pain in a patient with complex regional pain syndrome: A case report

作     者：Woo-Chul Shin Hyungsuk Kim Won-Seok Chung 

作者机构：Clinical Korean MedicineGraduate SchoolKyung Hee UniversitySeoul 02447South Korea Korean MedicineKyung Hee UniversitySeoul 02447South Korea 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)

年 卷 期：2023年第11卷第30期

页      面：7424-7431页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by Korea Health Technology R and D Project No HI20C1405 

主　　题：Complex regional pain syndrome Traditional Chinese medicine Acupuncture Moxibustion Herbal medicine Case report 

摘      要：BACKGROUND Complex regional pain syndrome(CRPS)is characterized by pain as well as sensory,motor,and sudomotor ***,it is classified into two types CRPS-I and *** is no single diagnostic test or treatment approach for CRPS,and a multidisciplinary approach is gaining attention to improve patients’symptoms and their quality of *** SUMMARY A 35-year-old woman with an unremarkable medical history sought treatment for CRPS at a hospital of Korean *** her first visit,she was wheelchairbound due to severe pain in her left lower *** had edema and discoloration of the left *** was treated with a combination of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)approaches,including acupuncture,moxibustion,pharmacopuncture,and herbal decoction,for approximately 20 *** foot and ankle outcome score(FAOS)and visual analog scale(VAS)score for pain were evaluated,along with general signs and *** symptoms,signs,FAOS,and VAS scores improved after treatment,with a significant 7-degree decrease in the VAS score and a 62-point increase in the FAOS ***,the foot swelling and discoloration gradually *** the phone follow-up,5 mo after the last visit,additional improvements in outcomes were *** Combined TCM treatment may be a reasonable and safe option for alleviating symptoms and improving function in patients with CRPS.