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Lumbar Herniated Disc Resorption of 78 Patients after Korean Medicine Treatment

  • Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
  • Abbr : JKMR
  • 2016, 26(1), pp.87-93
  • Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

정범환 1 조주현 1 윤용일 1 박상원 1 김성문 1 고웅 1 정진수 1 김정훈 1 허석원 1 김지원 2 김문휘 3

1자생한방병원 한방재활의학과
2자생한방병원 한방안이비인후피부과
3자생한방병원 침구의학과

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ObjectivesTo analyze the resorption of herniated lumbar intervertebral disc on MRI in patients who were treated with Korean Medicine.Methods78 patients with lumbar disc herniation were included, 47 males and 32 females. Patients` diagnosis was based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). All of the patients were only treated with Korean Medicine for 6 months treatment, and underwent MRI examination twice, pre-treatment and post-treatment. MR images were assessed by reduction in diameter of T2-weighted image between pre-treatment and post-treatment, and analyzed by differences in sex, age and disc type.Results91.2% (71 people) of total patients had extrusion type. Korean medicine treat-ment reduced lumbar disc herniation diameter of all the patients from 7.11 mm to 3.67 mm on average (p<0.001). The reduction of diameter in the male group was 3.52 mm on average. The reduction of diameter in the female group was 3.32 mm on average. The re-duction of diameter was 3.28 mm in the group below age 29, 3.88 mm in the 30∼39 age group, 3.39 mm in the 40∼49 age group, and 2.71 mm in the above 50 age group on average.ConclusionsThe MRI results suggest that lumbar herniated disc can resorb with Korean Medicine treatment. The likelihood of lumbar disc resorption was higher at extrusion type. but there was not a significant difference between the sexes and between ages. (J Korean Med Rehab 2016;26(1):87-93)

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