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KMID : 0615720120290010159
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2012 Volume.29 No. 1 p.159 ~ p.167
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Clinical Observation of the Change with Radiological View on Cervical Myelopathy Patient Treated by Korean Medical Treatments
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Lee Min-Jung
Kim Kie-Won
Nam Ji-Hwan
Han Kyung-Wan
Kim Eun-Seok
Woo Jae-Hyuk
Lee Joon-Seok
Lee Seul-Ji
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effecacy of Korean medical treatments on cervical myelopathy patient diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).
Methods: The patient was treated by Korean medical treatments including acupunture, pharmacopuncture, herbal medicine, cervical traction technique of Chuna treatment. To evaluate the change of MRI view, slipped disc ratio and A-P compression ratio were used. The improvement of the clinical symptoms was observed by Score of pain part and Nurick grade.
Results: After treatment, patient’s score of pain part, Nurick grade were decreased and slipped disc ratio, A-P compression ratio were also improved.
Conslusions: The Korean medical treatments might be an effective method to improve the clinical csymptoms and radiological view of cervical myelopathy.
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KEYWORD
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cervical myelopathy, Korean medical treatment, Nurick grade, A-P compression ratio, slipped disc ratio, MRI
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