A Case Report on Diabetic Neuropathy Treated with Bee Venom Acupuncture and Combined Korean Medicine
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چکیده
Objective: This study investigated the effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture for a diabetic neuropathy patient.Methods: A patient received twenty-one treatments total 99 days. The Neuropathy Pain Scale (NPS) was used to evaluate weekly peak pain during treatment period.Results: After treatments, NPS scores improved, and frequencies decreased.Conclusions: clinical case indicates that combined with Korean medicine may be effective treating patients.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1226-9174']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2021.42.5.958