The Effect of Korean Medical Treatment on 4 Patients with Acute Traumatic Meniscal Tear

Woo Young Heo; Min Kyoung Hyun; Min Ju Mo; Han Ok Kim; Jae Hyeon Park; Ji Hoo Hwang

doi:10.13045/acupunct.2015030

J Acupunct Res > Volume 32(2); 2015 > Article

Heo, Hyun, Mo, Kim, Park, and Hwang: The Effect of Korean Medical Treatment on 4 Patients with Acute Traumatic Meniscal Tear

Case Report

Acupuncture 2015; 32(2): 197-207.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13045/acupunct.2015030

The Effect of Korean Medical Treatment on 4 Patients with Acute Traumatic Meniscal Tear

Woo Young Heo¹, Min Kyoung Hyun¹, Min Ju Mo¹, Han Ok Kim², Jae Hyeon Park³, Ji Hoo Hwang^1,^*

¹Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Dongseo Korean Medical Hospital

²Department of Oriental Intermal Medicine, Dongseo Korean Medical Hospital

³Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Dongseo Korean Medical Hospital

^*Corresponding author: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Dongseo Korean Medical Hospital, 365-14, Seongsan-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-830. Republic of Korea,
Tel: +82-2-320-7828, E-mail: jihoo0323@naver.com

Received May 07, 2015 Revised June 01, 2015 Accepted June 05, 2015

Abstract

Objectives:

The purpose of this study is to report the effect of Korean medical treatment on 4 patients with acute traumatic meniscal tear, presenting severe knee pain and limitation of range of motion of the knee joint.

Methods:

4 patients with acute traumatic meniscal tear had been treated with acupuncture, herbal treatment, moxibustion, and wet-cupping therapy. From administration to discharge, we recorded subjective pain by using a visual analogue scale and by measuring the range of motion of the knee joint once per week.

Results:

The visual analogue scale of knee pain of all 4 cases reduced to 0 after treatment. The range of motion of the knee joint also increased considerably after treatment.

Conclusions:

In this study, Korean medical treatment may have been effective in reducing knee pain and increasing the range of motion of the knee joint.

Key Words: Acute traumatic meniscal tear; Meniscus disorder; Korean medical treatment.

Fig. 1.

Right knee MRI of case 1

Fig. 2.

Right knee MRI of case 2

Fig. 3.

Left knee MRI of case 3

Fig. 4.

Left knee MRI of case 4

Fig. 5.

Changes of VAS

Fig. 6.

Changes of active ROM of flexion of knee

Fig. 7.

Changes of passive ROM of flexion of knee

Fig. 8.

Changes of active ROM of extention of knee

Fig. 9.

Changes of passive ROM of extention of knee

IV.

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