Purpose: Inorder to study clinical results of Oriental Medicine Treatment with Bee Venom therpy of the extrusion type of herniated Disc patient needed operation
Subjects: This author researched 12 patients who were treated at Won Kwang University Kunpo Hospital·Oriental Medial Center from July 1998 to March 1999. The patients were diagnosed by MRI as having extusion type of herniated Disc.
Methods: We investigated the distribution of sex and age, herniated lumbar disc level, cause of getting sick, onset, duation of admission, 50% improvement of pain by Bee Venom therpy, effect of treatment, follow up, effect of follow up treatment.
Results: 1.Male (58.3%), Female(41.7%). The highest age distribution of patients was 30-40s(66.7%)
2. Distribution of herniated lumbar Disc level was L4/5 (50%), L5/S1(25%), L3/4(8.3%), L4/5 L5/S1(8.3%), L2/3 L3/4 L4/5(8.3%).
3. The causes of herniation were sprain(41.7%), labour(25%), unknown origin(16.7%), exercise(8.3%), contusion(8.3%).
4. Distribution of onset was 1-10days(50%), 11-20days(25%), over 1month(16.7%), 21-30days(8.3%).
5. Distribution of admission was 11-20days(50%), 21-30days(25%), 1-10days(16.7%), over 1month(8.3%).
6. Distribution of 50% improvement of pain by Bee Venom therapy was 4-6th(58.3%), 1-3th(16.7%), 7-9th(8.3%).
7. Effect of treatment during admission was Exellent(8.3%), Good(50%), Fair(25%), Poor(16.7%).
8. Distribution of follow up(66.7%), non-follow up(16.7%), operation(16.7%).
9. Effect of treatment by follow up was Exellent(50%), Good(25%), Fair(25%), Poor(o%).
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