[Case of adult scoliosis with limb tremor].
This article reports a case of adult scoliosis with limb tremor treated with electroacupuncture. The patient presented with neck stiffness accompanied with limb tremor as the primary symptoms. The pattern was attributed to <i>yang qi</i> deficiency, and the treatment principle focused on unblocking the governor vessel, warming <i>yang</i>, and regulating <i>qi</i>. Acupuncture was applied to Dazhui (GV14), below the spinous processes of C<sub>4</sub>-C<sub>6</sub> and bilateral C<sub>4</sub>-C<sub>6</sub> Jiaji (EX-B2) points, Feishu (BL13), Xinshu (BL15), Pishu (BL20), Ganshu (BL18), Shenshu (BL23), Dachangshu (BL25). After achieving <i>deqi</i> sensation, bilateral C<sub>4</sub> Jiaji (EX-B2) and C<sub>6</sub> Jiaji (EX-B2) points were separately connected to an SDZ-Ⅴ electroacupuncture device, with continuous wave, 2 Hz of frequency, intensity should be within the tolerance of the patient, the needles were retained for 20 min. For the first 5 months, the treatment was 1-2 times a week, then reduced to 1-2 times a month thereafter. After 30 times of treatment, the patient's bilateral lower limb tremor resolved, the clinical rating scale for tremor (CRST) score was 13 points, the scoliosis showed improvement with about 10° reduction in Cobb angle. At 1-month follow-up, the condition remained stable without progression of scoliosis.
Authors
- Jiakai He
- Shanshan Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3724-2532)
- Ran Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1526-0182)
- Jun Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2994-9044)
- Yuhang Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6570-245X)
- Zehao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4261-0451)
- Baohui Jia
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Peking University People's Hospital (CN)
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CN)
- Guang’anmen Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-07-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241203-k0004
- Primary Topic
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00