Three Clinical Cases Study on Idiopathic Lumbar Scoliosis with Muscle Energy Techniques and Acupuncture Therapy

근에너지기법(Muscle Energy Techniques)과 침치료를 이용한 특발성 요추부 척추측만증 치험 3례

  • Eom, Tae-Woong (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Bu-Chun Ja-Seng Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Moon, Tae-Woong (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Bu-Chun Ja-Seng Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Myung-Jin (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Bu-Chun Ja-Seng Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kong, Duck-Hyun (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Bu-Chun Ja-Seng Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Tae-Young (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Bu-Chun Ja-Seng Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Ki-Ha (Dept. of Oriental Acupucture & Moxibustuion, Bu-Chun Ja-Seng Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Yoo, Da-Young (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Bu-Chun Ja-Seng Oriental Medicine Hospital)
  • 엄태웅 (부천자생한방병원 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 문태웅 (부천자생한방병원 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 강명진 (부천자생한방병원 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 공덕현 (부천자생한방병원 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 조태영 (부천자생한방병원 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 이기하 (부천자생한방병원 침구과교실) ;
  • 유다영 (부천자생한방병원 한방내과교실)
  • Received : 2008.06.13
  • Accepted : 2008.07.12
  • Published : 2008.07.31

Abstract

Objectives : This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of muscle energy techniques and acupuncture therapy on patients with idiopathic lumbar scoliosis. Methods : We have investigated 3 patients with idiopathic lumbar scoliosis, used muscle energy techniques and acupuncture therapy, measured Cobb's angle before and after treatment. Results : After treatment, One case, the L-spine Cobb's angle correctability was 62.74%, another case was 34.66%, the other case was 45.50%. Conclusions : These results suggest that muscle energy techniques and acupuncture therapy was effective treatment on patients with idiopathic lumbar scoliosis.

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