Clinical outcomes according to Modic changes of lumbar sprain due to traffic accidents following treatment with Korean Medicine

Traffic accidents are increasing in modern society and demand for Korean Medicine for the treatment of symptoms associated with them are also increasing in Korea. In this study, we analyzed the clinical outcomes, according to Modic changes (MCs) on MRI, of Korean Medicine treatment in patients with...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of integrative medicine 2019-10, Vol.31, p.100981, Article 100981
Hauptverfasser: Song, Kwang Chan, Kim, Hyungsuk, Seo, Ji Yeon, Kim, Koh-Woon, Cho, Jae-Heung, Song, Mi-Yeon, Chung, Won-Seok
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Zusammenfassung:Traffic accidents are increasing in modern society and demand for Korean Medicine for the treatment of symptoms associated with them are also increasing in Korea. In this study, we analyzed the clinical outcomes, according to Modic changes (MCs) on MRI, of Korean Medicine treatment in patients with lumbar sprain following a traffic accident. This retrospective observational review was conducted with 268 patients with lumbar sprain following a traffic accident who had been admitted to Bucheon Jaseng Korean Hospital from January 2015 to May 2018. Changes in the numerical rating scale (NRS) for pain severity, Oswestry disablity index (ODI) for disability, and EuroQol-5 dimension (EQ-5D) for the quality of life were compared between groups of different MC types. The difference in NRS, ODI and EQ-5D between admission and discharge showed statistical significance (p 
ISSN:1876-3820
1876-3839
DOI:10.1016/j.eujim.2019.100981