Effects of Dangguixu-san on acute lateral ankle sprain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Ankle sprain is a common musculoskeletal injury. In Korean medicine, blood stasis is thought to be the main cause of pain and swelling in patients with ankle sprain. Dangguixu-san (DS), a herbal extract, is widely used in Korean medicine for the treatment of traumatic ecchymosis...

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Main Authors: Jae-Hong Kim, Eun-Yong Lee, Myung-Rae Cho, Cham-Kyul Lee, Ji-Hyun Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2571-1