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KMID : 0615720110280040127
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2011 Volume.28 No. 4 p.127 ~ p.135
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The Clinical Effects of Acupotomy for Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
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Park Se-Woon
Kim Sung-Soo
Yang Seung-Bum
Lee Geon-Mook
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Abstract
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Objectives: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a cause of the progressive compression myelopahty or radiculopathy. More and more cases being reported in the field of western medicine, but very few cases have been reported in the field of oriental medicine. This study can make prove the effectiveness of oriental medicine about OPLL by acupotomy therpapy.
Methods: A patient who is diagnosed to OPLL was participated in this study. The patient was treated by acupotomy therapy. After the treatment, patient was measured by VAS (visual analogue scale), questionnaires (NDI, J-OA score) and 5 Likert scale.
Results: The results in the questionnaires (NDI, J-OA score) and VAS, ROM shows that the improving of OPLL pain and function.
Conclusions: Acuptomy on OPLL was showed the effectiveness in pain and function of the patient.
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KEYWORD
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sification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL), acupotomy, VAS, NDI, J-OA score, five-point likert scale
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