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KMID : 1123920100240061087
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2010 Volume.24 No. 6 p.1087 ~ p.1093
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Clinical Study on 32 Patients of Lumbar Herniated Intervertebral Disc with Spondylolisthesis
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Lee Han
Jung Ho-Seok
Kim Sang-Joo
Kim Eun-Seok
Han Kyung-Wan
Woo Jae-Hyuk
Lee Joon-Seok
Lee Seul-Ji
Lee Seon-Goo
Cha Yun-Yeop
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to survey the effectiveness of oriental medicine treatment on lumbar herniated intervertebral disc and spondylolisthesis. The clinical study was performed on 32 cases of patients with lumbar herniated intervertebral disc and spondylolisthesis as diagnosed by X-ray, Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) exams amongst the patients who were admitted to Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine from January 2010 to June 2010. 32 cases of patients were analyzed according to the distribution of sex, age, duration of disease, contributory factor, symptoms, admission period, disc herniation type and level of spondylolisthesis. The efficacy of treatment was evaluated respectively. The number of the female patients were larger than that of male with the ratio of 1:0.6. Most of the patients were in their fifties(43.8%), choronic phase(46.9%), those patients suffered from lower back pain and leg pain radiation(90.6%), reasons unknown(56.3%). Most of them also had mixed disc(37.5%), bulging disc(37.5%) and spondylolisthesis of LS on L5(50.0%). Most of them stayed in the hospital for 21-25days. After treatment, the percentage with good improvement was 62.5%, fair 18.8%, poor 12.5%, and excellent 6.3%, respectively. Oriental medicine treatment has on useful effect on the recovery of lumbar herniated intervertebral disc with spondylolisthesis.
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KEYWORD
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lumbar herniated intervertebral disc, spondylolisthesis, oriental medicine treatment
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