Abstract:
UNLABELLED:Back pain significantly affects both patients and society through personal suffering, supporting burden, work loss, and incurred expenses. With no unequivocal support for surgery versus conservative treatment, an integrative approach has become popular in Korea. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the outcomes of an integrative package for low back pain with leg pain. METHODS:A prospective cohort study involving patients with low back and leg pain and confirmed disc herniation was carried out at an outpatient clinic in Korea. The treatment package comprised of herbal medicines, acupuncture, bee venom acupuncture, and a Korean version of spinal manipulation (Chuna). Study participants were evaluated at baseline and every 4 weeks for 24 weeks. Low back and leg pain intensity levels were measured on a visual analog scale (0-10), back function was evaluated with the Oswestry Disability Index (0-100), and the overall quality of life was assessed using the SF-36 Health Survey (0-100 in 8 different subcategories). RESULTS:Out of 150 patients, 128 completed the 24 weeks of therapy. Patients reported improvements in all outcome measures. At the completion of the study, low back pain scores improved by a mean of 3.3 (95% CI=2.8 to 3.8), and leg pain scores improved by a mean of 6.3 (95% CI=5.9 to 6.6). Significant improvements in ODI and SF-36 scores were observed at 4 weeks and sustained throughout. CONCLUSIONS:This integrative package was effective in the treatment of LBP with leg pain and warrants further rigorous investigations.
journal_name
Complement Ther Medjournal_title
Complementary therapies in medicineauthors
Park JJ,Shin J,Choi Y,Youn Y,Lee S,Kwon SR,Lee H,Kang MH,Ha IH,Shin Idoi
10.1016/j.ctim.2010.02.003subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-04-01 00:00:00pages
78-86issue
2eissn
0965-2299issn
1873-6963pii
S0965-2299(10)00022-1journal_volume
18pub_type
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2007.08.002
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102585
更新日期:2020-10-07 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
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更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2011.03.003
更新日期:2011-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2002-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
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更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2007.08.001
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2016.09.003
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2016.04.001
更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.06.003
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.03.012
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2015.12.013
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1054/ctim.2000.0413
更新日期:2001-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0965-2299(03)00059-1
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102394
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2013.07.001
更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00