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KMID : 1123920130270010124
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2013 Volume.27 No. 1 p.124 ~ p.129
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Case Report on 4 Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation Treated with Concurrent Embedding Therapy under Conventional Korean Medical Treatments
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Lee Hyung-Geol
Im Jeong-Gyun
Jung Da-Jung
Yook Tae-Han
Kim Jong-Uk
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Abstract
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Embedding Therapy keep the stimulation to acupoint. Recently, Embedding Therapy is used for various disease and also studied in many different fields especially in China. In Korea, Embedding Therapy is studied and used for dermatology, face-lift, obesity, facial palsy most frequently. Chinese studies shows us Embedding Therapy could help musculoskeletal system disorder, lumbar herniated intervertebral disc, sprain, spinal canal stenosis. In Korea study concerning lumbar herniated intervertebral disc treatment used Embedding Therapy is few. This study’s purpose is to ensure effect of Embedding Therapy at lumbar herniated intervertebral disc treatment. Four lumbar disc herniation patients had been treated with Embedding Therapy were described in this article. The patients(n=4) had been suffering from chronic lower back and leg pain that continued for more than 6 months. All patients had been diagnosed as lumbar disc herniation by MRI or CT, and treated with Embedding Therapy at least 2 times(7 days interval). 2 patients had been treated with concurrent treatment of acupuncture therapy, and the other 2 patients with concurrent treatment of acupuncture and herbal therapy. We observed 4 patients for more than 2 weeks, and their symptoms and quality of daily life had been improved. This suggests that lumbar disc herniation can be successfully recovered with Concurrent Embedding Therapy under conventional Korean Medical Treatment without side effects.
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KEYWORD
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Lumbar Disc Herniation, Embedding Therapy, acupuncture
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