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KMID : 0615720090260010059
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2009 Volume.26 No. 1 p.59 ~ p.66
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The Clinical Study on Hua-Tuo-Jia-Ji-Xue Acupuncture Treatment to Patient with Herniation of Nucleus Pulposus
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We Jun
Kim Jae-Hong
Yoon Yeo-Choong
Park Youn-Hee
Lee Ji-Eun
Ryu Mi-Seon
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate clinical effects of Hua-Tuo-Jia-Ji-Xue acupuncture to the patients with herniation of nucleus pulposus(HNP) of lumbar.
Methods : Total of 40 patients with HNP of lumbar were participated in this study. We divided them into two group; A group using conventional acupuncture and B group using conventional acupuncture and Hua-Tuo-Jia-Ji-Xue acupuncture at the same time. All the subjects were asked to complete the VAS(visual analogue scale) and ODI(Oswestry disability index) before and after treatment.
Results : Both A and B group represented effective improvement in VAS and ODI. And, B group is more effective than A group statistically.
Conclusions : A comparision of VAS and ODI results of the two groups show that Hua-Tuo-Jia-Ji-Xue acupuncture trement can give be more effective method on lumbago patients, if it is added conventional acupuncture. Further clinical studies are needed to verify these findings.
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KEYWORD
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Herniation of nucleus pulposus, Hua-Tuo-Jia-Ji-Xue, VAS, ODI
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