• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.958-966
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• 2021

Objective: This study investigated the effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture for a diabetic neuropathy patient. Methods: A diabetic neuropathy patient received twenty-one bee venom acupuncture treatments for a total of 99 days. The Neuropathy Pain Scale (NPS) was used to evaluate the weekly peak pain during the treatment period. Results: After the treatments, the NPS scores improved, and the frequencies of peak pain decreased. Conclusions: This clinical case indicates that bee venom acupuncture combined with Korean medicine may be effective for treating diabetic neuropathy patients.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to report the effects of electroacupuncture and bee venom (BV) acupuncture for a patient suffering with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy. There was a one patient who was diagnosed as idiopathic peroneal neuropathy and tibial neuropathy received electroacupuncture and BV acupuncture at acupoints on peroneal and tibial nerve pathway. The evaluation of clinical outcome was done by range of motion (ROM), manual muscle test (MMT), perimeter of lower leg, neuropathy pain scale (NPS). After treatment, the patient showed improvement in ROM and MMT. The patient's perimeter of lower leg was increased, NPS was decreased. This study suggests that the treatment of acupoints on the damaged nerve pathways could be an effective treatment for peripheral neuropathy, although further studies will be needed.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.208-212
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• 2015

Objectives : We present a successful administration of acupuncture in alleviating persistant peripheral neuropathy due to bortezomib, a potent therapeutic agent of mutlple myeloma. Methods : A patient, experiencing numbness, coldness, tingling and weakness in her feet and hands after bortezomib treatment, was administered acupuncture for 32 weeks, 3 times/week for first 4 weeks and 2 times/week the last 28 weeks, in bilateral acupuncture points, ST36, ST40, EX-LE10, LI11, TE5, and EX-UE9. Responses were assessed at the end of every 4 weeks with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG) grading system, National Cancer Institute - Common Toxicity Criteria(NCIC-CTC) v4.0, Numeric Rating Scale(NRS) 0-10, and Neuropathy Pain Scale (NPS). Results : ECOG was improved from 2 to 1, NCIC-CTC from 2 to 1, NRS from 8 to 1, and NPS from 41 to 5 through 32 weeks of acupuncture treatment. Conclusions : It is conceivable that acupuncture can be a help to relieve bortezomib induced peripheral neuropathy.

• 감성과학
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2016

당뇨병 환자들은 말초신경 손상의 합병증으로서 이상감각과 통증을 느낄 수 있는데 이는 날카로운 느낌, 차갑고 시린 느낌, 무딘 느낌, 살갗이 벗겨진 듯한 예민한 느낌, 화끈거리는 느낌, 따끔하고 가려운 느낌 등 다양하게 나타날 수 있다. 이를 진단하기 위해서 여러 선별검사와 전기생리학적 검사를 활용할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 신경병통증척도와 미시간 신경병증 선별도구 및 신경전도검사를 통해 이상감감/통증을 호소하는 당뇨병 환자 11명과 호소하지 않는 당뇨병 환자 10명 간에 차이점 및 특징을 분석하였고, 세부 감각양상과 신경전도검사 지표간 상관성을 분석하였다. 그 결과 이상감각/통증을 호소하는 환자군에서 신경병통증척도와 미시간 신경병증 선별검사의 점수가 통계적으로 유의하게 높았고 신경전도검사에서는 주로 정중신경 운동신경과 비골신경이 의미 있는 기능 변화를 보였다. 세부 감각양상에 따른 신경전도검사 지표는 주로 정중신경 운동신경, 후경골신경, 장딴지신경에서 유의한 변화를 보였다. 이러한 결과들은 감각이상과 통증이 실제 말초신경 이상과 관련이 있음을 시사한다. 향후 많은 수의 대상자를 포함한 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.