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KMID : 0895820090190040165
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2009 Volume.19 No. 4 p.165 ~ p.173
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Effectiveness of Oriental Medical Treatments to Symptoms and Quality of Life in the Patients with Herniated Lumbar Disc being Suggested Operation
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Lee Eu-Gene
Moon Soo-Jeong
Ko Youn-Seok
Park Tae-Yong
Kong Jae-Cheol
Pi Chien-Hsin
Song Yung-Sun
Lee Jeong-Han
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to report effectiveness of oriental medical treatments to symptoms and quality of life in the patients with herniated lumar disc being suggested operation.
Methods:bEighteen patients diagnosed with herniated lumbar disc by MRI in hospital were treated by oriental medical treatments. Symptoms of the patients were assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS) and SF-36.
Results: After the treatments, the VAS of symptoms of herniated lumbar disc and the score of role-physicalscale in SF-36 were improved but the other scores of scales were not significantly different.
Conclusions: It could be suggested that oriental medical treatments were effective for the patients with herniated lumbar disc being suggested operation. Further study ofthe effect of oriental medical treatments on herniated lumbar disc is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Herniated lumbar disc, Oriental medical treatments, Quality of life, Surgical indication
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