• Title/Summary/Keyword: Oswestry disabiliby index(ODI)

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Four Case of HIVD-Lumbar Spine Patient Treated with Acupotomy (침도침 시술을 통한 요추추간판탈출증 환자 4명의 증례보고)

  • Kwak, Byung-Min;Hong, Kwon-Eui
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.149-156
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    • 2008

  • Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report the effect of acupotomy for patients with Lumbar intervertebral disc Herniation. Methods : We treated Four patients who have HIVD of L-spine with acupotomy. Visual analog scores(VAS) and Oswestry Low-back pain Disabiliby Index(ODI) were compared before-treatment with after-tretment. When the patients is discharged, the satisfaction of acupotomy were graded by Five-point Likert scale. Results : VAS and ODI were decreased at all case. Likert scale point were cheked as grade 4 at all case. Conclusions : This study shows acupotomy has useful effect on HIVD of L-spine.

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Therapeutic Effect of 30 Cases of Scalp and Do-ma Acupuncture Related with Governor Vessel(Dok) and Bladder Meridian(Chok-taeyang) on Acute Low Back Pain (급성(急性) 요부(腰部) 염좌(捻挫) 환자 30례(例)의 두부(頭部) 독맥경(督脈經), 족태양방광경(足太陽膀胱經) 경혈(經穴) 도마침법(倒馬鍼法) 치료효능에 대한 임상적(臨床的) 고찰(考察))

  • Kang, Min-Wan;Kim, Sung-Lae;Choi, Ka-Wan;Song, Hyong-Gun;Kim, Jeong-Ho;Yang, Ki-Young;Yim, Yun-Kyoung;Hong, Kwon-Eui;Lee, Hyeon;Kim, Young-Il
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.207-214
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    • 2006

  • Objectives : This study is designed in order to evaluate the therapeutic effect of Scalp Acupuncture and Do-ma Acupuncture related with Governer Vessel(Dok) and Bladder Meridian(Chok-taeyang) on acute low back pain Methods : We investigated 30 patients suffering from acute low back pain were admitted to Dunsan O.M.hospital from March. 1st 2005 to December. 30th 2005. We divided into two groups: one group was treated with Scalp acupunture, another group was treated with common acupuncture. 30 patients, were diagnosed only straightened curvature on lateral view of lumbar spine X -ray. Scalp acupunture related with Governer Vessel(Dok) and Bladder Meridian(Chok-taeyang) and Do-ma acupuncture. To estimate the efficacy of treatment that applied for two groups, we compared the visual analog scale(VAS), Oswestry disabiliby index(ODI) and Straight Leg Raising Test(SLRT) score of two groups statistically. Results : Both Scalp acupuncture related with Governer Vessel(Dok) and Bladder Meridian (Chok-taeyang) and Do-ma acupuncture therapy showed good effect on acute low back pain. It was proved by the difference between VAS, ODI and SLRT score checked before treatment and what checked after treatment on each groups. Conclusion: The therapeutic effect of Scalp Acupuncture and Do-ma Acupuncture on acute low back pain can be recommended as a useful therapy to treat acute low back pain.

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