Case Reports of Posttraumatic Neck Syndrome Successfully Treated with Hochu-ekki-to and Goreisan / 日本東洋医学雑誌

ABSTRACT

We will report 2 cases of posttraumatic neck syndrome being successfully treated with Hochu-ekki-to and Goreisan.<br>A 52-and a 47-year-old women suffered the posttraumatic neck syndrome (whiplash injury) by the traffic accident. They did not respond to NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for several months. According to the “Shou” (“Kikyo” and “Suitai”) of these patients, we prescribed Hochu-ekki-to and Goreisan.<br>Whiplash injury is a soft tissue injury of the neck, and said to be “Oketsu” because the presence of the internal hemorrhage in the soft tissue is believed. But we did not find “Oketsu” in our 2 cases. Chronic pain patients are often “Kikyo”, thus we assume treatments on “Kikyo” should be effective in posttraumatic neck syndrome.