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KMID : 0615720150320040203
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2015 Volume.32 No. 4 p.203 ~ p.211
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Effects of Integrative Korean Medical Treatment for a Failed Epidural Steroid Injections to L-spine Disk Herniation: A Retrospective Case Series
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Kim Ji-Soo
Kim Yoo-Jong
Hong Je-Rak
Kim Min-Chul
Park Han-Sol
Kim Seh-Young
Seo Young-Woo
Lee Sang-Min
Seo Young-Hoon
Kim Ki-Ok
Kim Tae-Hoon
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of integrative Korean Medical treatments for patients with L-spine disk herniation that showed no response to Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI)
Methods: In this study, we reviewed the medical records of ten patients who showed no improvement or relapsed after ESI. The patients each received more than three weeks of integrative treatments at Mokhuri Neck&Back Hospital. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was measured before and after treatment A statistical analysis to compare before and after treatments was assessed using paired t-test the SPSS 12.0 Windows program
Results: After three weeks of treatment, patients showed a significant decrease in VAS and ODI scores compared to before receiving treatment. VAS scores decreased from 5.3±1.25 to 1.9±0.99 (p<0.001) and ODI scores decreased from 59.8±22.2 to 32.7±14.11 (p<0 001).
Conclusions: Complex Korean Medical treatment showed effectiveness in the treatment of L-spine HIVD patients that showed no response to ESI, and more objective research is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Epidural Steroid Injection, Complex Korean Medical treatment, L-spine HIVD
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