Journal of Acupuncture Research
- Volume 24 Issue 2
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- Pages.155-167
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- 2007
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- 2586-288X(pISSN)
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- 2586-2898(eISSN)
The Clinical Study on 80 Cases of Low Back Pain Patients
요통환자 80례에 대한 임상적 고찰
- Jeon, Seong-Ha (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Chun-Cheon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
- Ryu, Heon-Sik (Department of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Chun-Cheon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
- Chang, Byoung-Son (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Chun-Cheon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
- Kim, Su-Hyun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dong-Seo Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
- Park, Hoi-Jin (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dong-Seo Oriental Medical Hospital)
- 전성하 (춘천한방병원 침구과교실) ;
- 류헌식 (춘천한방병원 재활의학과 교실) ;
- 장병선 (춘천한방병원 침구과교실) ;
- 김수현 (동서한방병원 침구과교실) ;
- 박회진 (동서한방병원 침구과교실)
- Published : 2007.04.20
Abstract
Objectives : This study was performed to evaluate the general distribution and the efficacy of oriental medical treatment for low back pain. Methods: We have selected of the moxa bucket moxibustion. We make a comparative study of the thermodynamic characteristics of moxa bucket moxibustion. We examined combustion times, temperatures, temperature gradients in each period during a combustion of moxa bucket moxibustion made by oak wood. Results : The 80 cases of low back pain patients was analyzed according to the distribution of sex, age, the period of disease, contributing factor, the patient-condition on admission, the symptom on admission, the duration of admission, the reading of the X-ray and the treatment efficacy was evaluated respectively. 1. Female was more than male in the ratio of 1:1.2, and thirties and seventies 25% the most, the acutest phase 46.3% the most, reason unknown 33.8% the most, Grade III 50% the most, L.B.P. only 51.3% the most, the day of 6-10 30% the most, compression Fx 30% the most. 2. In the total treatment result, the good was 51.3%, the excellent 22.5%, the fair 17.5%, the poor 8.8% in order. About 'the effective rate'(the percentage of positive effective treatment cases) of each distribution, the fifties 100% the most, the acutest phase 97.3% the most, the slip down, weight lifting, overuse 100% the most respectively, Grade III 97.5% the most, L.B.P. only 95.1% the most, the day of 11-15 100% the most, HN.P. 93.3% the most. Conclusions : We have known the efficacy of oriental medical treatment for L.B.P. was good and early treatment was better than late treatment and main cause of L.B.P. was degenerative change.