皮內針結合動氣療法治療足踝痠痛病例報告

Intradermal acupuncture plus moving qi therapy on ankle pain-a case report

皮內針的理論根據來自《靈樞官針》篇中所記載「十二刺」中的「浮刺」。皮內針進針點在痛點周圍，故仍遵循「以痛為俞」原理本，病例報告以一43歲男性患者腳踝久行痠痛半年為例，經皮內針配合動氣療法治療兩回，痠痛在初診減輕三成，複診治療一週後電訪表示痠痛已未再發作，供中醫同道參考。

Mr. Tseng, a 43-year-old businessman has suffered from right ankle pain since about half a year ago. He experienced right ankle pain while walking for a long time. He mentioned about increased plantarflexion or inversion strength while walking. No history of ankle injury was told. No open wounds, swelling or redness were noted. He got tenderness over the gall-bladder and spleen meridian of right lower leg. The pain was relieved after 2 times of intradermal needle with Qi-activating techniques. This paper addressed the treatment course and discussed the intradermal needle according to traditional Chinese medicine theory. The combination of intradermal needle and Qi-activating technique can achieve satisfying result when applied in ankle pain.