• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.67-79
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• 2009

Objectives : The study on Acupotomy therapy has recently become a popular academic field as proven to be an great alternative to the limitation of Western medical treatment. However, there has been little study examining acupotomy therapy on treating Cervical Herniated Intervertebral Disc. Thus, this study aims to investigate the sense of improvement and satisfaction from the Cervical Herniated Intervertebral Disc patients treated with acupotomy therapy. Methods : A total of 23 subjects that consists of Cervical Herniated Intervertebral Disc patients were participated in this study. They were treated with acupotomy therapy and acupuncture. All the subjects were asked to answer Odom's degree, VAS(visual analogue scale), NDI(neck disability index) and JOA score before and after the treatment. Results : The results of the Odom's degree, VAS, NDI and JOA score of analysis groups, show that the improvement of neck pain in acupotomy and acupuncture treatment group is significantly effective. Conclusions : It is suggested that acupotomy therapy has development-effectiveness on Cervical Herniated Intervertebral Disc.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.1284-1290
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• 2001

Objective : PCB cervical instrument is a newly introduced fusion device which comprises cervical plate, cage (spacer) and screw system. It is developed to enhance fusion rate and stability, as well as to reduce complications related to hardware failure. We investigated the efficacy of clinical and radiological results of PCB instrument and Lubboc bone. Methods : From August, 1998 to October, 1999, authors performed 54 cases of anterior cervical interbody fusion with PCB instrument and Lubboc bone. Retrospective analysis was undertaken based on clinical and radiological findings. Clinical improvement was evaluated according to Odom's criteria. Cervical plain films and tomography were taken every 2 months to evaluate the degree of interbody fusion and disc height changes. Results : Bone fusion was observed in 36 cases(90%) over 6 months after operation, and during which time there was no significant interval change. There were 3 cases of hardware dislodgement. Disc height was increased significantly and preserved in all cases. Clinical outcome over good degree was seen more than 94% of patients. Conclusion : Longer follow-up period and comparative studies to similar instrument appear to be necessary, but this instrumentation system has shown high fusion rate and fewer adverse effects in our series. We believe this system might be indicated for the treatment of cervical trauma and degenerative disease in selective cases.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.201-213
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• 2005

봉약침(蜂藥鍼)을 위주로한 한의학적 치료로 경추 신경근 병변의 3증상(일측의 경부 동통과 상완부의 방사통, 수부나 수지의 지각이상)을 호소하는 환자(患者)들을 치료하면서 시각적상사척도(Visual Analogue Scale, VAS), JOA score 및 Odom의 평가기준에 따른 호전 양상을 측정한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 객관적 치료 성적을 살펴보면 Excellent인 경우가 7예(50%)로 가장 많았으며, Good이 4례 (28.57%), Fair가 3예(21.43%)의 순이며, 불량으로 평가된 경우는 하나도 없었다. 2. 시술 전 pain rate의 평균 8.82(${\pm}1.27$)에서 시술 후 평균 3.25(${\pm}2.21$)로 평균 차이가 5.57로 매우 유의성 있는 차이를 보였으며(p=0.000), 이는 객관적인 호전율과도 일치하였다. 3. 시술 전 JOA score의 평균이 11.00(${\pm}1.57$)에 서 시술 후 평균 12.79(${\pm}0.58$)로 평균 차이가 1.79로 매우 유의성 있는 차이를 보였다 (p=0.000). 4. 시술 전후의 성별, 나이, 수지비증유무, Disc Type에 따른 pain rate에는 유의한 차이가 없다. (P<0.05) 5. 시술 전후의 성별, 연령별, Disc Type 에 따른 JOA score는 유의한 차이가 없으나 (p<0.05), 수지비증유무에 따른 JOA는 유의한 차이가 있었다(p=.025). 수지비증이 있는 경우 가 좀더 유의하게 증가하였다. 이상의 결과로 보아 봉약침(蜂藥鍼) 위주로 한 한의학적 치료가 경추 신경근 병변을 호소하는 환자에게 유의한 효과가 있었으며 다른 한방적 보존적 요법과 더불어 시행시키면 전반적인 경추의 퇴행성 변화에 대한 치료(治療)에 더욱 더 유익하리라 판단된다.