Research Article
Case Series of Acute Ankle Sprain Treated by Fumigation and External Application of Chinese Medicine
De-Hui Yang1,*，Xuan Gong 2,3,*, Zhi-Min Zhu1,✉
1. People's Hospital of Lianjiang, Lianjiang, Guangdong, 524400, China; 2. Postdoctoral R&D Base, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China; 3. School of Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, 434023, China. *, These authors contributed equally. ✉, Correspondence Zhi-Min Zhu, People's Hospital of Lianjiang, Lianjiang, Guangdong, 524400, China. Email: [email protected]. Telephone number:13827129848. Received: September 2, 2019; Accepted: January 15, 2020; Published online: June 7, 2020. Cite this paper: De-Hui Yang, Xuan Gong, Zhi-Min Zhu. (2020) Case series of acute ankle sprain treated by fumigation and external application of Chinese medicine. Global Journal of Medicine, 2(1): 1-4. https://naturescholars.com/gjm.010105. https://doi.org/10.46633/gjm.010105. Copyright© 2020 by Scholars Publishing, LLC.
Abstract
Objective：To study the clinical effect of fumigation with Chinese medicine combined with external application of Chinese medicine on acute ankle sprain. Methods：Fifteen patients with acute ankle sprain treated in our hospital were retrospectively studied. The onset of the disease was within 24 hours. All patients were treated with moxa herb boiling water fumigation and Shuangbai San external application for 3 days, once a day. Results：After fumigation combined with external application of traditional Chinese medicine, 13 patients’ swelling subsided obviously after the first treatment, and there was no obvious pain, 2 patients’ pain disappeared after the second treatment, and the cure rate was 100.00%. Conclusion：Fumigation with Chinese medicine combined with external application of Chinese medicine has a significant effect on acute ankle sprain, which is worthy of further randomized controlled trial and potential clinical promotion.
Key words: Acute Ankle Sprain; Fumigation with Chinese Medicine; External application of Chinese Medicine.