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KMID : 0895820090190010145
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2009 Volume.19 No. 1 p.145 ~ p.154
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The Study on the Characteristics of Ryodoraku Score in the Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
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Kim Kyoung-Seok
Lee Jong-Soo
Chung Seok-Hee
Kim Sung-Su
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Abstract
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Objectives :The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristic of ryodoraku in the chronic low back pain patients who visited department of oriental rehabilitation medicine.
Methods :Subjects were 32 patients who visited department of oriental rehabilitation medicine(<60 years old). The low back pain patients were measured points of twelve meridians by ryodoraku diagnosis and checked the duration of low back pain. We compared the mean ryodoraku and the percentage of each points beyond the physiological range.
Results :The score of H1(LU9), H2(PC7), H3(HT7), H5(TE4) and F5(GB40) had statistical differences compared with mean ryodoraku. And the correlation between duration of pain and mean ryodoraku showed statistically significant negative correlation(r=-0.353).
Conclusion :These results suggest that ryodoraku maybe used to evaluate chronic low back pain patients.
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KEYWORD
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Ryodoraku, Chronic low back pain, Diagnosis
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