추간판 탈출증으로 인한 족하수 환자의 추나치료를 병행한 치험1례

A Clinical Study of Foot Drop Patient with Herniated Intervertbral Lumbar Disc treated by Chuna & General Oriental Therapy

Objectives : The object of this study is to report a clinical effect of oriental medical treatments with chuna for foot drop caused by herniated intervertbral lumbar disc Methods : The patient was diagnosed as lumbar bulging disc, and was treated by lumbar traction technique with other conservative treatments including acupunture herbal mixture. And we measured Visual Analog Score(VAS), Modified Bathel Index(MBI), Nurick s Classification, Range of movement of ankle joint. Results : After treatments, Visual Analog Score, Modified Bathel Index, Nurick s Classification, Range of movement of ankle joint were improved in case. Conclusion : Oriental medical treatments with Chuna manual therapy were associated with improvement of foot drop by herniated intervertbral lumbar disc.