A Case Report of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Improved with Korean Medicine Treatment Focused on Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture

Objectives: The aim of this study is to report the effect of Korean medicine treatment focused on bee venom pharmacopuncture for a patient with cervical myelopathy.Methods: A patient who had suffered from pain of neck and numbness, motor dysfunction, sensory loss of upper extremity, diagnosed with cervical myelopathy, was treated with acupuncture, bee venom, pharmacopuncture and herbal therapy.The effect of treatment was assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale (mJOA scale) and Grip & release test.Also Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging (DITI) of upper extremity was used to evaluate the improvement.Results: After treatments, the functional status of patient improved from moderate to mild, with improved motor dysfunction, local sensation and level of pain.Also improvement of upper extremity temperature was found by DITI.Conclusion: This report suggests that Korean medicine treatment focused on bee venom pharmacopuncture can be effective in symptoms such as pain, motor dysfunction and loss of sensory related to cervical myelopathy.