腕隧道症候群之針灸治療病例報告

Acupuncture Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Case Report

陳瑋羚(Wei-Ling Chen) ； 沈佩諠(Pei-Hsuan Shen)

《中華針灸醫學會雜誌》 24卷1-2期 (2021/06) Pp. 46-52

摘要

腕隧道症候群為上肢最常見的周邊神經病變，臨床上常見的致病因子為反覆性手腕活動所導致正中神經受壓迫，因此加強職業與手腕活動的相關勞動史上問診，有益於擬定更全面的治療方針與衛教。本案例為一位78歲患有高血壓的患者，因長年從事家務，自109年10月開始出現左手腕至掌側五個手指麻痛之症，夜間偶因麻痛尤甚而中斷睡眠，經過十次針灸治療，麻痛感明顯改善。

關鍵字

腕隧道症候群 ； 腕管狹窄症 ； 針灸

並列摘要

Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common peripheral neuropathies. The most common cause is repetitive wrist movements leading to compression of median nerve. Therefore, a more in-depth inquiry regarding occupation and hand movements will lead to a more thorough treatment plan and patient education. This is a case of a 78-year-old patient with hypertension. He suffered from numbness and pain in left wrist down to all five fingers of the palm side, and sleep disruption because of numbness since October of 2020. After ten acupuncture treatment sessions, the severity and frequency of numbness and pain significantly alleviated.

並列關鍵字

Carpal tunnel syndrome ； acupuncture

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