A case report on ankle pain induced with charcot marie tooth disease treated by traditional Korean medicine treatment with chuna manual therapy

International Conference on Complementary & Alternative Medicine

October 17-18, 2018 | Las Vegas, USA

Kim Tae-Yoon and Kim Jung-Hyun

Ulleung-gun County Hospital, South Korea
Gachon University, South Korea

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Altern Integr Med

Abstract :

Background: Charcot Marie Tooth disease can cause muscle weakness and foot deformity. Ankle pain induced by foot deformity affect patientsâ?? gait pattern and quality of life. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the traditional Korean medicine treatment for ankle pain induced with Charcot- Marie Tooth Disease, especially Chuna manual therapy on ankle joints. Methods: One patient was treated with acupuncture, phamacopuncture, herbal medication and chuna manual therapy on ankle joints. To evaluate the pain of ankle, lower back, and lower extremity, visual analog scale(VAS) was measured. Results: After treatment for 5 weeks, the pain of ankle joint was declined from VAS 6 to VAS 2. Conclusions: Traditional Korean medicine treatment including acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, herbal medication, and Chuna manual therapy is effective for ankle pain with foot deformity. But further studies are required to prove the effectiveness of Chuna manual therapy on ankle joints.

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