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KMID : 0615720090260010067
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2009 Volume.26 No. 1 p.67 ~ p.79
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The Clinical Study on Effects of Acupotomy Therapy in Patients with Cervical Herniated Intervertebral Disc
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Kim Eon-Kuk
Lee Geon-Hui
Lee Geon-Mok
Kim Hyun-Wook
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Abstract
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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
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KEYWORD
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Neck pain, acupotomy, Cervical Hemiated Intervertebral Disc, Odom`s degree, VAS, NDI, JOA score
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