A Case of Radial Nerve Palsy Treated with Additional Scolopendrae Corpus Herbal-Acupuncture

Lee, Yoon-Kyung; Lim, Seong-Chul; Jung, Tae-Young; Han, Sang-Won; Seo, Jung-Chul

Keywords: Radial Nerve Palsy; Scolopendrae Corpus Herbal-Acupuncture

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.2.091

Objective : The purpose of this study is to report the patient with radial nerve palsy, who improved by Scolopendrae Corpus Herbal-Acupuncture and other Oriental medical treatments. Methods : The patient was managed by Scolopendrae Corpus Herbal-Acupuncture, body acupuncture, physical theraphy and herbal medicine. We took picture of the patient's wrist and checked the power of muscles. Result : After 4 week treatment, the movement and power of wrist was restored to nearly normal range. Conclusions : The results suggest that combination of Scolopendrae Corpus Herbal-Acupuncture and other Oriental medical treatments is good method for treatment of radial nerve palsy. But further studies are required to concretely prove the effectiveness of this methods.