Combined Treatment using Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Internal Remedies ("Toeki") for Leg Edema after Radical Operative Hysterectomy and Radiotherapy.
10.3937/kampomed.47.17
- VernacularTitle:広汎性子宮全摘出術後および放射線治療後の下肢浮腫に対するしん併用治療の経験
- Author:
Masanori TAKASHI
;
Takefumi OKADA
;
Hozumi TSUDA
;
Setsuo SANO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
post-operative radical hysterectomy;
leg edema;
swelling pain
- From:Kampo Medicine
1996;47(1):17-25
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
At the request of the gynecology deparment, ten patients who were suffering from edema of the legs after undergoing radical operative hysterectomy and radiotherapy were treated with a combination of Oriental medical therapies, namely acupuncture, moxibustion and ‘Toeki’ (a form of internal treatment more commonly known as Kampo formulas, or decoctions of combinations of crude drugs). The average patient age was 54±3.7 years of age and the average morbid period was 180 days.
Although this therapy did not appear to produce any remarkable change in the leg diameter (measured at the thigh, largest diameter of the crus and leg joints), relief from subjective symptoms such as pain associated with the swelling (swelling pain), muscle stiffness and improved bowel function were evident.
These findings indicate that Oriental medical treatment has therapeutic value for alleviating the patients' discomfort and improving the quality of life.
