Effects of Integrative Korean Medical Treatment for a Failed Epidural Steroid Injections to L-spine Disk Herniation: A Retrospective Case Series | Zendy

Ji Su Kim | Zendy; Yoo Jong Kim | Zendy; Je Rak Hong | Zendy; Min Chul Kim | Zendy; Han Sol Park | Zendy; Seh Young Kim | Zendy; Young Woo Seo | Zendy; Sang Min Lee | Zendy; Young Hoon Seo | Zendy; Ki Ok Kim | Zendy; Tae Hun Kim | Zendy

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Effects of Integrative Korean Medical Treatment for a Failed Epidural Steroid Injections to L-spine Disk Herniation: A Retrospective Case Series

Author(s) -

Ji Su Kim,

Yoo Jong Kim,

Je Rak Hong,

Min Chul Kim,

Han Sol Park,

Seh Young Kim,

Young Woo Seo,

Sang Min Lee,

Young Hoon Seo,

Ki Ok Kim,

Tae Hun Kim

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the acupuncture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2287-7797

pISSN - 1229-1137

DOI - 10.13045/acupunct.2015075

Subject(s) - medicine , spine (molecular biology) , epidural steroid injection , disc herniation , series (stratigraphy) , retrospective cohort study , surgery , low back pain , alternative medicine , bioinformatics , pathology , paleontology , lumbar , biology

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of integrative Korean Medical treatments for patients with L-spine disk herniation that showed no response to Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI). Methods : In this study, we reviewed the medical records of ten patients who showed no improvement or relapsed after ESI. The patients each received more than three weeks of integrative treatments at Mokhuri Neck&Back Hospital. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was measured before and after treatment. A statistical analysis to compare before and after treatments was assessed using paired t-test the SPSS 12.0 Windows program. Results : After three weeks of treatment, patients showed a significant decrease in VAS and ODI scores compared to before receiving treatment. VAS scores decreased from 5.3±1.25 to 1.9±0.99 (p<0.001), and ODI scores decreased from 59.8±22.2 to 32.7±14.11 (p<0.001). Conclusions : Complex Korean Medical treatment showed effectiveness in the treatment of Lspine HIVD patients that showed no response to ESI, and more objective research is needed.

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