Abstract
Patients with lumbar disc herniation are faced with lowered quality of life. For this reason, we investigated the effects of Oriental Intensive Therapy (OIT) including acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, manual therapy and herbal medicine on patients with lumbar disc herniation. Ten patients, diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation by MRI in hospital, were treated with OIT for 12 weeks. Symptoms of the patients were assessed using Verbal Numerical Rating Scale (VNRS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). All patients were investigated every a week. In our results, intensity of pain was reduced after 4 weeks treatment significantly by VNRS, Quality of life has also improved after 4 weeks treatment by ODI. In conclusion, this study suggests that OIT may be effective to treat patients with lumbar disc herniation.
