Case Study of a Patient with Trigger Finger after Conducting Pharmacopuncture according to the Progress

Our study purpose was to report the clinical application of five different pharmacopunctures (Sweet BV, Scolopendrae Corpus, Chukyu, Cervi Parvum Cornu, and Hominis Placenta) for trigger finger. A patient was admitted to Ba-reun-mom S Korean Medicine Clinic and diagnosed with trigger finger. Because...

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Published in:Journal of pharmacopuncture 2023, 26(1), 85, pp.99-104
Main Authors: Huh, Jeong Ho, Lee, Dong Heon, Lee, Jun Young, Jeong, Ju Hwa, Kim, Seok Hee, Lee, Kyung Jin, Yook, Tae Han, Kim, Kyeong Han
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
pharmacopuncture
trigger finger
한의학
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Summary:Our study purpose was to report the clinical application of five different pharmacopunctures (Sweet BV, Scolopendrae Corpus, Chukyu, Cervi Parvum Cornu, and Hominis Placenta) for trigger finger. A patient was admitted to Ba-reun-mom S Korean Medicine Clinic and diagnosed with trigger finger. Because the effects of each pharmacopuncture have been confirmed in various acute to chronic cases, we treated a patient diagnosed with trigger finger using pharmacopunctures Sweet BV and Scolopendrae Corpus at the acute phase, Chukyu pharmacopuncture at the acute to chronic phase, and pharmacopunctures Cervi Parvum Cornu and Hominis Placenta at the chronic phase. This case was measured and assessed by Quinnell's classification of triggering and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores. After treatment, the patient's fifth finger pain and function were improved. The VAS score decreased from 5 to 0. The Quinnell's classification of triggering score decreased from 2 to 0. This case indicated that a patient with trigger finger could be treated by five pharmacopuncture treatments according to the treatment regimen and disease progress.
ISSN:2093-6966
2234-6856
DOI:10.3831/KPI.2023.26.1.99