title: Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 relieved by acupuncture point injections with placental extract.
abstract: This is a case report of a female patient who developed complex regional pain syndrome in the left upper limb after a traumatic injury to the distal part of the left forearm. The pain was immediate and resistant to oral analgesics and continued transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. Five months after the injury, the patient presented to our clinic with severe pain, swelling, redness, cold sensation of the left hand, and loss of function from the left hand up to the left shoulder. Acupuncture points LI5, LU2, SI10, HT1, GB21, and SI11 (which are localized in the joints or in the muscles responsible for the movement of the left upper limb) were selected for the application of the placental extract. Injection of placental extract into the acupuncture points resulted in dramatic pain relief, swelling remission, motor recovery, temperature normalization, and disappearance of redness in this patient with complex regional pain syndrome type 1.
authors.affiliation: Samsung Orthopaedic Clinic, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Hwan
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Inno Oriental Clinic, Daejon, Korea. Electronic address: kmpark02@empas.com.
authors.forename: Kyeong Mee
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001132:Arm / Q000473:pathology*; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D010924:Placental Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D010924:Placental Extracts
keywords: acupuncture point; anti-inflammatory; complex regional pain syndrome type 1; placental extract