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A Case of Combination of Korean Medicine Treatments in Neurogenic Claudication and Lower Extremity Weakness due to Spinal Stenosis

척추관 협착으로 인한 신경원성 파행 및 하지 근력 저하에 대한 한방복합치료 치험 1례

  • Choi, Ki-hoon (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Haeundae Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Tae-ju (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Haeundae Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Ki-won (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Haeundae Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Heo, Seung-jin (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Haeundae Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kwon, Oh-hoon (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Haeundae Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-hwi (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Haeundae Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Tae-yeon (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Haeundae Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Tae-geol (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Haeundae Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Kang-eah (Dept. of Oriental Neuro Psychiatry Medicine, Haeundae Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
  • 최기훈 (해운대자생한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 김태주 (해운대자생한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 최기원 (해운대자생한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 허승진 (해운대자생한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 권오훈 (해운대자생한방병원 침구의학과) ;
  • 김광휘 (해운대자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 김태연 (해운대자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 이태걸 (해운대자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 최강의 (해운대자생한방병원 한방신경정신과)
  • Received : 2019.03.13
  • Accepted : 2019.05.20
  • Published : 2019.05.30
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Abstract

Background: To suggest potential of Korean medicine treatments as a conservative management for neurogenic claudication and lower extremity weakness due to spinal stenosis. Case Summary: The patient suffered weakness, pain and numbness of the right leg and difficulty walking with diagnosis of spinal stenosis due to herniated lumbar intervertebral disc. Korean medicine treatments, including herbal medicine, acupuncture, pharmacopuncture and Chuna manual therapy were applied. The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) of pain and numbness in the right leg decreased from 7 to 4, with an increase in strength of the right leg from 60% to 95% compared to the strength of left leg. Walking duration also increased from less than one minute to more than five minutes. Conclusion: Korean medicine treatment may be considered as an effective conservative management for symptoms of spinal stenosis.

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