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KMID : 0615720150320020087
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2015 Volume.32 No. 2 p.87 ~ p.96
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Comparative Study on the Effect of Dong-qi Acupuncture for Lumbar Herniated Intervertebral Disc Patients with Piriformis Muscle Tenderness: A Retrospective Analysis
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Shin You-Bin
Kim Sang-Min
Choi Ji-Hoon
Lee Sun-Ho
Park Jae-Hong
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical effects of Dong-qi acupuncture on piriformis for herniated intervertebral disc(HIVD) of lumbar spine patients with piriformis muscles tenderness.
Methods: This research was carried out on the 60 inpatients who received treatment for their HIVD of lumbar spine from January 1 to May 31, 2014 in DaeJeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine. We divided them into two groups; group A(n=30): common treatment on HIVD of L-spine without Dong-qi acupuncture on piriformis(acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, herb medication, Chuna and physiotherapy), and group B(n=30): common treatment on HIVD of L-spine with Dong-qi acupuncture on piriformis. We evaluated the treatment effect of each group on tenderness(checked by Algometer pressure), and with a numeric rating scale(NRS), and oswestry disability index(ODI).
The evaluations of tenderness were performed 8 times: admission day, and on the 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th and 21st day after admission. The evaluations of NRS and ODI were performed 3 times: admission day, and on the 12th and 21st day after admission. The statistical significance was evaluated by SPSS 18.0 for Windows.
Results: In group B, tenderness was significantly decreased compared with group A. The difference of tenderness from admission day to the 12th day showed significant reduction compared with group A.
Conclusions: Dong-qi acupuncture is more effective in reducing piriformis muscle tenderness in the early stages of treatment. We expect that patients who receive Dong-qi acupuncture will be satisfied with Korean medical treatment and trust their doctor.
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KEYWORD
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A retrospective analysis, HIVD, Tenderness, Algometer pressure, Dong-qi, Acupuncture(Dong-qi acupuncture)
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