Q I received steroid injections twice, but the condition has recurred. Does treatment at a Korean medicine clinic help prevent recurrence?
A While steroid injections provide short-term anti-inflammatory effects, they do not resolve the underlying causes—adhesion and tissue weakening—leading to frequent recurrences. It is advantageous for preventing recurrence to substantially restore ligament structure using needle acupuncture, thread embedding, and pharmacopuncture, while addressing constitutional causes with herbal medicine.
Detailed Answer
Although steroid injections are excellent for temporary symptom relief by suppressing tendon sheath inflammation, repeated administration carries side effects such as ligament weakening and elevated blood sugar levels, and they cannot resolve adhesions within the carpal tunnel or weakening of tendons and ligaments. To prevent recurrence, a multifaceted approach is required, including the release of transverse carpal ligament adhesions, regeneration of surrounding tissues, and correction of posture and lifestyle.
Perspective of a Korean Medicine Clinic
Repeated recurrences indicate a constitutional foundation involving a deficiency of Qi and blood or weak digestive and circulatory functions that cannot be resolved by local treatments alone. By separating transverse carpal ligament adhesions with needles and inducing collagen regeneration with thread lifting, the structural foundation is restored. Additionally, continuously removing internal dampness and blood stasis with herbal medicine tailored to the patient's constitution prolongs the effects of the local procedure and lowers the recurrence rate.
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