Treatment of an elderly patient with acute abdominal pain with traditional Korean medicine.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the potential of Traditional Korean Medicine (acupuncture, moxibustion, and herbal treatment) in treating acute and severe abdominal pain in an elderly patient unresponsive to Western treatments.
Results Summary
The patient's abdominal pain and related symptoms completely resolved within 3 days after receiving acupuncture, moxibustion, and the herbal drug DaehwangBuja-Tang. The study suggests Traditional Korean Medicine may be effective for such cases.
Population
Elderly patient with acute and severe abdominal pain diagnosed as Yang deficiency of spleen.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
3 days
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acupuncture (mainly at LI4 and LR3) | decrease | abdominal pain and related symptoms | an elderly patient with acute and severe abdominal pain | completely within 3 days | were given to the patient; the abdominal pain and related symptoms disappeared completely | #1 |
indirect moxibustion (CV4 and CV8) | decrease | abdominal pain and related symptoms | an elderly patient with acute and severe abdominal pain | completely within 3 days | were given to the patient; the abdominal pain and related symptoms disappeared completely | #2 |
a herbal drug [DaehwangBuja-Tang (大黃附子湯)] | decrease | abdominal pain and related symptoms | an elderly patient with acute and severe abdominal pain | completely within 3 days | were given to the patient; the abdominal pain and related symptoms disappeared completely | #3 |
traditional Korean medicine | decrease | abdominal pain | elderly patients | - | proved the potential use | #4 |
Abdominal pain in elderly patients leads to challenge due to diagnostic difficulty and high incidence of complications. This case report presents an elderly patient with acute and severe abdominal pain, who did not respond to Western treatments. The patient was diagnosed to have abdominal pain by Yang deficiency of spleen (脾陽虛). Acupuncture (mainly at LI4 and LR3), indirect moxibustion (CV4 and CV8), and a herbal drug [DaehwangBuja-Tang (大黃附子湯)] were given to the patient; the abdominal pain and related symptoms disappeared completely within 3 days. This study proved the potential use of traditional Korean medicine for treating abdominal pain in elderly patients.