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KMID : 1123920080220030703
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2008 Volume.22 No. 3 p.703 ~ p.707
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Electrical Acupuncture Combined Bee Venom Therapy for Pain and Disability Induced Intervertebral Herniated Disc of L-spine;A Pilot Study
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Kwon Young-Dal
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Abstract
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To examine the efficacy of electrical acupuncture combined bee venom in controlling low back with leg pain induced Herniated Intervertebral Disc (HIVD). 13 patients (men 8, women 5; age ) diagnosed as HIVD by CT or MRI had low back and leg pain as a chief complaint and diseases such as spinal tumor, infection and fracture were excluded. They were treated by electrical acupuncture (8 Hz) combined bee venom therapy three times a week in Wonkwang University Hospital, and pain intensity with VAS and functioning with Roland-Morris Disability Qestionnaire(RDQ) were measured at the baseline(B), and 4 weeks after treatment. The data were analyzed with Wilcoxon signed ranks test(SPSS12.0) and the level set for statistical significance was P<0.05. The pain was significantly reduced by two combined treatments (=0.002;,4Wks). The function was also significantly improved by both treatments(=0.001;,4Wks). The results suggest that a combination of acupuncture and bee venom therapy may be beneficial for low back pain from HIVD. In future, randomized clinical trials including follow-up are needed to examine the effects of these therapies.
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KEYWORD
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Low Back Pain, HIVD, Electrical acupuncture, Bee venom, No conflict of interest
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