Journal of Acupuncture Research

Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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Clinical Study on Effect of Scolopendrid Aquacupuncture Classified by the Type of Lumbar Disc Herniation

요추간판(腰椎間板) 탈출형태별(脫出形態別) 오공약침(蜈蚣藥鍼)의 효과(效果)에 관한 임상적(臨床的) 연구(硏究)

  • Kim, Sung-nam (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Sung-chul (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Choi, Hoi-kang (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University) ;
  • So, Ki-suk (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lim, Jeong-a (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Moon, Hyung-cheol (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-deok (Department of Radiology, Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Choi, Sung-yong (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Hong-hoon (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Ok-ja (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Oriental Medical Hospital, Wonkwang University)
  • 김성남 (원광대학교 부속한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 김성철 (원광대학교 부속한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 최회강 (원광대학교 부속한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 소기숙 (원광대학교 부속한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 임정아 (원광대학교 부속한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 문형철 (원광대학교 부속한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 이종덕 (원광대학교 부속한방병원 방사선과) ;
  • 최성용 (원광대학교 부속한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 김홍훈 (원광대학교 부속한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 이옥자 (원광대학교 부속한방병원 침구과)
  • Received : 2004.07.19
  • Accepted : 2004.09.18
  • Published : 2004.10.20
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Abstract

Objective : This study was designed to find out the effect of scolopendrid aquacupuncture classified by the type of HIVD(Herniation of Inter-Vertebral Disc) in lumbar spine. Methods : The 50 patients who had a diagnosis of HIVD by lumbar-CT or lumbar-MRI and admitted to Gwangju oriental medical hospital in wonkwang university from June 2003 to March 2004 were observed. The symptom of inpatients is low back pain with or without sciatica. We treated 50 patients by scolopendrid aquacupuncture besides the general consevative treatment of oriental medicine. Results and Conclusion : The scolopendrid aquacupuncture treatment led to improvement in the pain and symptom of HIVD as determined by all efficacy measures. After scolopendrid aquacupuncture treatment, there was improvement in VAS, oswestry disability index, ROM and SLRT. The improvement index of scolopendrid aquacupuncture treatment classified by the type of HIVD showed that the effects of scolopendrid aquacupuncture had correlation with the type of HIVD. The more the herniation of intervertebral disc decreased, the more the effect of scolopendrid aquacupuncture increased. This results suggest that scolopendrid aquacupuncture is good method for treatment of HIVD but we have to consider the clinical correlation with the degree of herniation.

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