A Case Report of Ultrasound-guided Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture on Plantar Fasciitis

Objectives: This study is to report the usefulness of ultrasound in diagnosing plantar fasciitis and effectiveness ultrasound-guided bee venom pharmacopuncture as a treatment it.Methods: A 61-year-old woman suffered from on her right foot for 1 month. The sonographic findings were fascial thickening, blurring perifascial border effusion. 6 times conventional Korean medicine therapies like acupuncture moxibustion 12 5 weeks. Numeric rating scale (NRS) function index(FFI) was used evaluate pain its progress. thickness fascia measured by sonography every week.Results: After treatments, NRS FFI reduced 10 190 72. 0.43cm 0.40. Blurring effusion also improved.Conclusion: suggests that Ultrasound-guided Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture effective Plantar Fasciitis. Ultrasonography could be one most valuable items clinical practice doctors who seek minimally invasive treatment.