A Case Report of Combined Korean Medicine Treatment of Spinal Stenosis with Lipomatosis (지방종을 동반한 척추관협착증 환자의 복합한방치료 치험 1예)

Mihye Kim (김미혜); Su-Bin Han (한수빈); Byunghak Park (박병학); Jaemin Son (손재민); Nam-Woo Lee (이남우); Jeong-Hun Han (한정훈); Do-Hyeon Kang (강도현); Tae-Woon Min (민태운); Jae-Seo Ahn (안재서); Hansol Lee (이한솔); Hyun-Jun Lee (이현준)

doi:10.18325/jkmr.2020.30.4.195

A Case Report of Combined Korean Medicine Treatment of Spinal Stenosis with Lipomatosis

Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
Abbr : JKMR
2020, 30(4), pp.195-201
DOI : 10.18325/jkmr.2020.30.4.195
Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine
Received : September 17, 2020
Accepted : October 8, 2020
Published : October 31, 2020

Mihye Kim ¹, Su-Bin Han ¹, Byunghak Park ¹, Jaemin Son ¹, Nam-Woo Lee ¹, Jeong-Hun Han ¹, Do-Hyeon Kang ¹, Tae-Woon Min ¹, Jae-Seo Ahn ¹, Hansol Lee ¹, Hyun-Jun Lee ¹

¹강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과

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Spinal epidural lipomatosis is a rare disorder characterized by overgrowth of fat in the extradural space, causing spinal stenosis with compression of the neural elements. This study reports on the effectiveness of Korean medicine treatment on a patient who was diagnosed on lumbar stenosis with lipomatosis. The patient was treated with Korean traditional medicine including pharmacopucture, acupuncture, Chuna manual treatment, and Korean herbal medicine, cupping. Numerical rating scale (NRS), Oswestry disability index (ODI), Euroqol five dimension (EQ-5D) index, lumbar range of motion were used as objective tools for evaluating the patient’s progress. Back NRS decreased from 6 to 3. In the case of lower limbl radiation NRS, 5 was reduced to 3 upon discharge. EQ-5D index also increased from 0.751 to 0.766. For ODI, the score dropped from 26.67 to 24.44 on hospitalization. As a result, clinical improvements were found in a patient. In conclusion, this study shows that Korean medicine treatment can be considered as effective conservative care for spinal stenosis with lipomatosis. (J Korean Med Rehabil 2020;30(4):195-201)

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Spinal stenosis, Lipomatosis, Lipoma, Korean traditional medicine

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