척추전방전위증을 동반한 요추간판 탈출증 환자 32례에 대한 한의학적 임상고찰

• Published in: 동의생리병리학회지 Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 1087 - 1093
• Main Authors: 이한(Han Lee), 정호석(Ho-suk Jung), 김상주(Sang Joo Kim), 김은석(Eun Seok Kim), 한경완(Kyung Wan Han), 우재혁(Jae Hyuk Woo), 이준석(Joon Seok Lee), 이슬지(Seul Ji Lee), 이선구(Seon Goo Lee), 차윤엽(Yun Yeop Cha)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한의병리학회 2010
• Subjects: 한의학; spondylolisthesis; oriental medicine treatment; lumbar herniated intervertebral disc
• ISSN: 1738-7698; 2288-2529; 2283-2529

The purpose of this study is to survey the effectiveness of oriental medicine treatment on lumbar herniated intervertebral disc and spondylolisthesis. The clinical study was performed on 32 cases of patients with lumbar herniated intervertebral disc and spondylolisthesis as diagnosed by X-ray, Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) exams amongst the patients who were admitted to Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine from January 2010 to June 2010. 32 cases of patients were analyzed according to the distribution of sex, age, duration of disease, contributory factor, symptoms, admission period, disc herniation type and level of spondylolisthesis. The efficacy of treatment was evaluated respectively. The number of the female patients were larger than that of male with the ratio of 1:0.6. Most of the patients were in their fifties(43.8%), choronic phase(46.9%), those patients suffered from lower back pain and leg pain radiation(90.6%), reasons unknown(56.3%). Most of them also had mixed disc(37.5%), bulging disc(37.5%) and spondylolisthesis of LS on L5(50.0%). Most of them stayed in the hospital for 21-25days. After treatment, the percentage with good improvement was 62.5%, fair 18.8%, poor 12.5%, and excellent 6.3%, respectively. Oriental medicine treatment has on useful effect on the recovery of lumbar herniated intervertebral disc with spondylolisthesis.