Abstract
We had a patient with a tear of rectus femoris during running. As a characteristic finding, a big hematoma was identified by ultrasonography. The patient wanted to return to sports activities as soon as possible, because she was a competitor in an important game in a pennant race. So, we selected acupuncture therapy for improvement of hematoma. Especially, we chose electro-acupuncture, which is thought to be effective for early healing. As a result of electro-acupuncture therapy for three weeks, the hematoma was decreased however muscle activity had declined as measured by surface electromyography. Therefore we gave intermittent continuous wave pulse stimulation of 30 Hz to the rectus femoris. After the stimulation, muscle contraction was improved. The patient had no physical findings and returned to sports activities.
