A Case Report of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Treated By Oriental Medical Treatment

한방치료를 적용한 퇴행성 척추전방전위증 환자 치험 1례

  • Bae, U-Yeol (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui university) ;
  • Kwon, Hun-Joon (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui university) ;
  • Jung, Jong-Hun (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui university) ;
  • Lee, In-Sun (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui university) ;
  • Cho, Sung-Woo (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui university)
  • 배우열 (동의대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 권헌준 (동의대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 정종훈 (동의대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 이인선 (동의대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 조성우 (동의대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실)
  • Received : 2012.05.14
  • Accepted : 2012.06.26
  • Published : 2012.06.30

Abstract

Objectives : This study was performed to report the effect of oriental medical treatment including chuna manual therapy for the spondylolisthesis patient. Methods : We treated him by oriental medical treatment including acupuncture, herb therapy and chuna manual therapy. And the result was assessed by numerical rating scale(NRS), walking distance at once and radiological examination. Results : After treatment, NRS changed from 8 to 4, walking distance at once changed from 175m to 500m, percent of slip changed from 28.62% to 19.80% and slip angle changed from $20.0^{\circ}$ to $22.8^{\circ}$. Conclusions : In this study, oriental medical treatment including chuna therapy was effective in spondylolisthesis patient. But additional studies will be needed.

본 논문은 좌하지비증(左下肢痺症)및 보행장애와 간헐적인 하지통증을 주소로 하며 Meyerding 분류 상 grade II에 해당하는 퇴행성 척추전방전위증 환자에 대한 증례로 기존에 많이 시행되어 오던 치료방법인 침구치료 및 약물치료에 추나치료를 추가 시행하여 통증 호전 및 한 번에 이동 가능한 보행 거리의 증가와 영상의학적 변화를 보였다. 향후 척추전방전위증 환자의 한방적 치료에 대한 보다 다양한 연구와 임상적 고찰이 이루어져야 한다고 사료된다.

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