Abstract
Objectives: This study was designed to observe the effect of chuna manupulation in alleviating the symptoms of postpartum patients with low back pain and pelvic girdle pain. Methods: Targeted by outpatient 30 postpartum patients, A group was patients who were treated with acupuncture, traditional Korean medicine, physical therapy, B group was patients who were treated with acupuncture, traditional Korean medicine, physical therapy, and chuna manupulation. After 2-months, the progress of symptoms was evaluated by visual analogue scale(VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index(ODI) and Pain drawing. Results: 1. Group A and B were analyzed for general characteristics, with an average age of both groups, average weeks at admission after delivery, parity and method of delivery, weight gain and BMI during pregnancy were no significant differences in. 2. VNRS improvement in the rate of group A was $2.84{\pm}4.73$, VNRS improvement in the rate of group B was $4.85{\pm}1.49$. Between the two groups was statistically significant. 3. ODI improvement rate in group A was $10.14{\pm}4,39$, ODI improvement rate in Group B was $15.16{\pm}3.41$. Between the two groups was statistically significant. 4. Patients who received acupuncture, traditional Korean medicine, physical therapy, and chuna manupulation. in group B compared pubis, thighs, buttocks showing more effective in pain relief than group A, who received only acupuncture, traditional Korean medicine, physical therapy. Conclusions: In case of postpartum patients with low back pain and pelvic girdle pain, it is more effective to treat with Integrated traditional Korean therapy and chuna manupulation than to treat with only integrated traditional Korean therapy.