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Korean Medical Treatment for Improving Symptoms of Four Patients Diagnosed with Grade II Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

  • Park, Han Sol (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Neck&Back Oriental Hospital Medicine, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Min Chul (Department of Rehabilitation, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Seh Young (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Neck&Back Oriental Hospital Medicine, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Seo, Young Woo (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Neck&Back Oriental Hospital Medicine, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Seo, Young Hoon (Department of Rehabilitation, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Sang Min (Department of Rehabilitation, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Seung Won (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Neck&Back Oriental Hospital Medicine, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Ki Ok (Department of Spine Center, Mokhuri Neck&Back Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Tae Hun (College of Oriental Medicine, Gachon University)
  • Received : 2014.04.22
  • Accepted : 2014.05.23
  • Published : 2014.06.20
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Abstract

Objectives : To investigate the clinical results of patients who were diagnosed with grade II spondylolithesis treated with Korean medicine of relaxative Chuna and Gangchuk herbal medicine. Methods : We reviewed medical records of four patients diagnosed with grade II spondylolisthesis. Each patient has taken intensive Korean medical admission treatment at Mokhuri Hospital. All patients received treatments of Gangchuk herbal medicine, relaxative Chuna and acupuncture during admission period. Before treatment and every after 7-day treatment the patient's pain and walking distance without pain were assessed. The zero minimum to ten maximum pain numeric rating scale(NRS) was used to determine the degree of pain. Results : Average admission duration was 23 days. All the patients' NRS decreased from median figure of 7.5[the minimum 7 to the highest 8] to median figure of 1[the minimum 0 to the highest 2]. Walking distance without pain increased from a median of 55 m[the minimum 20 m to the highest 100 m] to median of 165 m[the minimum 100 m to the highest 250 m]. Conclusions : Intensive conservative korean medical treatment was effective in reducing pain and functional improvement for grade II lumbar spondylosisthesis patients.

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