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KMID : 0378119750020010233
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Chungnam Medical Journal
1975 Volume.2 No. 1 p.233 ~ p.244
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A Clinical Study of Low Back Pain in Chungnam Province, Korea
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical status of low back pain patients in Chungnam province where the farmers are the predominant population.
From Jan, 1974 to Feb. 1975, 414 patients with low back pain had visited this hospital or our survey team.
All the patients were taken x-ray and careful clinical evaluation were performed. The results were as follows.
1. 67. 3% of patient were age proup of 20^49 years.
The mean age was 35.9 years. Male was slighlty outnumbared than female.
2. Sciatica occured in 48.3% of the patients. This figure seems rather high per-centage.
3. 33.1 % of patients believed that the first symptoms were the result of accidents or heavy ligting while the 66.9% of patients were unable to show the causes.
4. Prior to first hospital vist, 24.2% of patients were treated with herb medicine, 18.4% with alcapuncture and 29.0% with steroid derivertives at drug stores. consid-erable mumber of piatents had been treated with herb medicine as long as 6 months. 75% of patients who were treated with steroids at drug stores developed signs of side effect.
5. The most common neurological signs were motion disturebance of spine(36.4%), straight leg raising straining (40.0%) sensory disturbance (16.7%) , diminution or loss of deep tendon reflex(15.5%-25.5%)
6. X-ray showed marginal sclerosis and osteophyte of body (57.4%) abnormality (13.5%) Myelography was done on 36 patients and 29 patients showed positive find-ing of herniated intervertebral disc.
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