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http://dx.doi.org/10.18325/jkmr.2016.26.1.87

Lumbar Herniated Disc Resorption of 78 Patients after Korean Medicine Treatment  

Jung, Bum-Hwan (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Jo, Joo-Hyun (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Yoon, Yong-Il (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Park, Sang-won (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Kim, Sung-Moon (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Go, Ung (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Jung, Jin-soo (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Kim, Jung-Hoon (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Huh, Suk-Won (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Kim, Ji-Won (Department of Korean Medicine Opthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology, Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Kim, Moon-Hwi (Department of Korean Acupucture & Moxibustion, Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
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Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation / v.26, no.1, 2016 , pp. 87-93 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives To analyze the resorption of herniated lumbar intervertebral disc on MRI in patients who were treated with Korean Medicine. Methods 78 patients with lumbar disc herniation were included, 47 males and 32 females. Patients' diagnosis was based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). All of the patients were only treated with Korean Medicine for 6 months treatment, and underwent MRI examination twice, pre-treatment and post-treatment. MR images were assessed by reduction in diameter of T2-weighted image between pre-treatment and post-treatment, and analyzed by differences in sex, age and disc type. Results 91.2% (71 people) of total patients had extrusion type. Korean medicine treatment reduced lumbar disc herniation diameter of all the patients from 7.11 mm to 3.67 mm on average (p<0.001). The reduction of diameter in the male group was 3.52 mm on average. The reduction of diameter in the female group was 3.32 mm on average. The reduction of diameter was 3.28 mm in the group below age 29, 3.88 mm in the 30~39 age group, 3.39 mm in the 40~49 age group, and 2.71 mm in the above 50 age group on average. Conclusions The MRI results suggest that lumbar herniated disc can resorb with Korean Medicine treatment. The likelihood of lumbar disc resorption was higher at extrusion type. but there was not a significant difference between the sexes and between ages.
Keywords
Disc resorption; Korean Medicine; Lumbar disc heriation;
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