Rhabdomyolysis Complicated by Compartment Syndrome Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine Treatments: A Case Report
This study aimed to report the effect of traditional Korean medicine (TKM) on a patient with rhabdomyolysis complicated by compartment syndrome who presented with leg pain and hypoesthesia. TKM including acupuncture, pharmacopuncture (bee venom), herbal medicine, moxibustion, and physiotherapy was u...
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| description | This study aimed to report the effect of traditional Korean medicine (TKM) on a patient with rhabdomyolysis complicated by compartment syndrome who presented with leg pain and hypoesthesia. TKM including acupuncture, pharmacopuncture (bee venom), herbal medicine, moxibustion, and physiotherapy was used to treat the patient. The patient was assessed according to the symptoms, numerical rating scale (NRS) for pain daily and digital infrared thermal imaging for the assessment of body temperature weekly. As treatment progressed, the NRS decreased from 10 to 3–8 depending on the patient’s leg area and from 10 to 1 for the subjective degree of hypoesthesia. In addition, as the patient showed signs of improvement, the degree of temperature drop in the lower extremities improved. These results show the effectiveness of TKM for the treatment of leg pain and hypoesthesia caused by rhabdomyolysis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e9ebc09232d496c99224b50a0e95c082025-08-20T02:46:24ZengMEDrang Inc.Journal of Acupuncture Research2586-288X2586-28982025-02-0142118419010.13045/jar.24.0075Rhabdomyolysis Complicated by Compartment Syndrome Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine Treatments: A Case ReportYoungkyung Kim0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7175-3929Hwayeon Ryu1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9468-1227Hyun Lee2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5160-7000Jaehui Kang3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4812-0557Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University, Cheonan, KoreaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University, Cheonan, KoreaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University, Cheonan, KoreaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University, Cheonan, KoreaThis study aimed to report the effect of traditional Korean medicine (TKM) on a patient with rhabdomyolysis complicated by compartment syndrome who presented with leg pain and hypoesthesia. TKM including acupuncture, pharmacopuncture (bee venom), herbal medicine, moxibustion, and physiotherapy was used to treat the patient. The patient was assessed according to the symptoms, numerical rating scale (NRS) for pain daily and digital infrared thermal imaging for the assessment of body temperature weekly. As treatment progressed, the NRS decreased from 10 to 3–8 depending on the patient’s leg area and from 10 to 1 for the subjective degree of hypoesthesia. In addition, as the patient showed signs of improvement, the degree of temperature drop in the lower extremities improved. These results show the effectiveness of TKM for the treatment of leg pain and hypoesthesia caused by rhabdomyolysis.bee venomcompartment syndromedigital infrared thermal imagingrhabdomyolysis |
| spellingShingle | Youngkyung Kim Hwayeon Ryu Hyun Lee Jaehui Kang Rhabdomyolysis Complicated by Compartment Syndrome Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine Treatments: A Case Report Journal of Acupuncture Research bee venom compartment syndrome digital infrared thermal imaging rhabdomyolysis |
| title | Rhabdomyolysis Complicated by Compartment Syndrome Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine Treatments: A Case Report |
| title_full | Rhabdomyolysis Complicated by Compartment Syndrome Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine Treatments: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Rhabdomyolysis Complicated by Compartment Syndrome Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine Treatments: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rhabdomyolysis Complicated by Compartment Syndrome Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine Treatments: A Case Report |
| title_short | Rhabdomyolysis Complicated by Compartment Syndrome Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine Treatments: A Case Report |
| title_sort | rhabdomyolysis complicated by compartment syndrome treated with traditional korean medicine treatments a case report |
| topic | bee venom compartment syndrome digital infrared thermal imaging rhabdomyolysis |
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