Acupuncture for chronic venous ulceration.
Acupuncture was used to treat a 69-year-old man for bilateral ankle pain related to his rheumatoid arthritis. This led to a dramatic improvement in one of his chronic venous leg ulcers. There is very little recent literature on such cases, where acupuncture may be a useful additional treatment.
Mears
Tim
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tim26@tesco.net
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000368:Aged; D000842:Ankle / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000150:complications