Open AccessKorean Medical Therapy for Knee Pain after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Hye Ryeon Kim,
Yu Na Choi,
Seon Hye Kim,
Ha Ra Kang,
Yoon Joo Lee,
Chan Y. Jung,
HyunSeok Cho,
Kyung Ho Kim,
Kap Sung Kim,
EunJung Kim
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the acupuncture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2287-7797
pISSN - 1229-1137
DOI - 10.13045/acupunct.2017076
Subject(s) - anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , medicine , knee pain , medical therapy , anterior cruciate ligament , anterior knee pain , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , patella , pathology
Objectives : The aim of this study was to report the effect of Korean medical therapy on pain and dysfunction after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Methods : A 25-year-old man experienced severe pain after right ACL reconstruction surgery. He received Korean medical treatments such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, and physiotherapy from July 10, 2014 to August 2, 2014. Results : After the treatments, his visual analogue scale scores generally decreased and the range of motion of the right knee improved from 0° to 90°. Furthermore, the Knee Infury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score increased from 99 to 142. Conclusion : The findings suggest that Korean medical treatments might be effectively used to treat pain and dysfunction after soft-tissue surgeries such as ACL reconstruction. Nevertheless, further research is warranted because of the limited sample size of this study.
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