Acupuncture Therapy Ameliorated Symptoms with Orthopaedics Therapy in a Case of Traumatic Cervical Syndrome / 日本東洋医学雑誌

ABSTRACT

We treated a 38-year-old woman with Traumatic Cervical Syndrome (TCS) due to a traffic accident, with orthopaedic therapy plus acupuncture. She was driving a light vehicle and was rear-ended. She reported finger numbness, and shoulder and back pain on the day following the accident. We treated her with acupoints of the superior and inferior limb and evaluated her pain using a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). She felt an immediate effect after the treatment, and NRS changed for the better following her progress. Her most severe symptoms gradually improved with a course of 49 treatments over 7 months. These results suggest the effects of acupuncture appear useful in TCS. Patients with intractable TCS are troubled by long-term treatments. Therefore it is necessary to establish more evidence for acupuncture therapy in TCS cases.