腰脚痛 환자의 鍼灸治療와 減壓療法을 병용한 效果에 대한 臨床的 考察

• Published in: Journal of acupuncture research pp. 131 - 138
• Main Authors: 함은영, 김도호, 염승철, 김형수, 이재규, 이건휘, 이건목
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한침구의학회 01-02-2008
• Subjects: 한의학
• ISSN: 2586-288X; 2586-2898

Objectives : Spine decompression therapy has recently become a popular academic field as it has proven to be a great alternative to the limitations of Western medical treatment. However, little study examined spine decompression therapy for lumbago. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the sense of improvement and satisfaction from the lumbago patients reported after being treated with spine decompression therapy.
Methods : A total of 80 subjects that consists of lumbago patients were participated in this study. The experimental group(50 subjects) was treated with spine decompression therapy and acupuncture, and the control group(30 subjects) was treated with acupuncture. All the subjects were asked to complete the VAS(visual analogue scale) and ODI(Oswestry disability index) before and after the treatment.
Results : A comparison of VAS and ODI results of the two groups shows that the spine decompre- ssion and acupuncture treatment group reported more effective relief from lumbago than the acupuncture treatment group. KCI Citation Count: 6