The Clinical Report on 2 Cases of Lateral Epicondylitis Treated by Scolopendrid Aquacupucture Therapy

• Main Authors: Jang-Woo Park, Jae-Pil Hwang, Jun-Hyuk Kang, Hyun-Su Kim, Dong-Seok Heo, Il-Ji Yoon, Min-Seok Oh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute 2006-12-01
• Series: Journal of Pharmacopuncture
• Subjects: Scolopendrid aquacupucture; Lateral epicondylitis; Injection; Pressure pain threshold
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2006.9.3.155

Objective : The purpose of this study is to examine if scolopendrid acuacupucture may be effective to the lateral epicondylitis. Methods : Using scolopendrid aquacupucture, we injected a small dose of it to the affected area and operated 2 pre and post treatment test; VAS(visual analogue scale), PPT(pressure pain threshold). Results : The scolopendrid aquacupucture treatment led to improvement in the pain and symptom of lateral epicondylitis by all efficacy measures. After scolopendrid aquacupucture treatment, there was improvement in VAS, PPT. Conclusion : This results suggest that scolopendrid aquacupucture is good method for treatment of lateral epicondylitis. so we suggest the possibility to use this new remedy for the lateral epicondylitis.