근이완 약침을 병행한 섬유근육통 증후군 치험 2례

The Case Reports of Muscle Relaxation Pharmacopuncture for the Two Patients with Fibromyalgia

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical application of Muscle Relaxation Pharmacopuncture for Fibromyalgia. Methods : We examined 2 patients with Fibromyalgia who admitted Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital. The patients were treated by Korean Medicine treatment and Muscle Relaxation Pharmacopuncture. These cases were assessed by Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), American College of Rheumatology Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria(ACR), ROM(Range of Movement) and Special Test. Results : In this study, the patient’s pain was controlled and NRS, Widespread Pain Index(WPI), Symptom Severity(SS) scale score were decreased. ROM and Special Test were also improved. Conclusions : Muscle Relaxation Pharmacopuncture with Korean Medicine treatment for Fibromyalgia was proved to be helpful to the pain relief and function recovery, but more studies are needed to investigate the effectiveness of Muscle Relaxation Pharmacopuncture.