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KMID : 1138520060090030037
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Journal of Pharmacopuncture
2006 Volume.9 No. 3 p.37 ~ p.46
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Lim Jeong-A
Lee Sung-Yong
Na Won-Min
Moon Hyung-Chul
Yoo Kwan-Suk
Kim Sung-Chul
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Abstract
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Objective : This study was designed to find out the effect of scolopendrid aquacupuncture on low back pain with or without sciatica showing high intensity zone of magnetic resonance imaging.
Methods : The 30 patients who had a diagnosis of high intensity zone by lumbar-MRI and admitted to Gwangju oriental medical hospital in wonkwang university from January 2005 to August 2004 were observed. The symptom of inpatients is low back pain with or without sciatica. We treated 30 patients by scolopendrid aquacupuncture besides the general conservative treatment of oriental medicine.
Results and Conclusion : The scolopendrid aquacupuncture treatment led to improvement in the pain and symptom of disability as determined by all efficacy measures. After scolopendrid aquacupuncture treatment, there was improvement in VAS, ROM and SLRT. This results suggest that scolopendrid aquacupuncture is good method for treatment of low back pain with or without sciatica showing high intensity zone of magnetic resonance imaging.
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KEYWORD
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scolopendrid aquacupuncture, high intensity zone, VAS, SLRT, ROM.Satisfactory Assessment
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