A Clinical Study of Rheumatoid Arthritis after Parturition

A Clinical Study of Rheumatoid Arthritis after Parturition Nam-Hoon Kim, Deok-Sang Hwang, Jin-Hwan Kim, Seung-Hyuk Park Jin-Moo Lee, Chang-Hoon Lee, Kyung-Sub Lee, Jun-Bock Jang Dept. of Korean Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University Purpose: This study was to report the effect of Traditional Korean Medicine to Rheumatoid arthritis after parturition. Methods: A woman who complained of arthralgia, edema, sweating and chilling after parturition was enrolled in this study. We treated her by oriental treatments (herb medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion) to improve her symptoms. We checked her by symptoms and serologic test. Results: After treatments, the clinical symptoms and serologic signs improved. Conclusions: This case study shows that TKM treatment is effective for rheumatoid arthritis after parturition.