ArticleJA clinical reports2017
Japanese traditional herbal medicine reduces use of pregabalin and opioids for pain in patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis: a retrospective cohort study.
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- Efficacy of interventions to reduce long term opioid treatment for chronic non-cancer pain: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2022Pooled it
- Multidisciplinary care for opioid dose reduction in patients with chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic realist review.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Efficacy of JOINS Tablet for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label Clinical Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Effects on newborns of applying bupivacaine combined with different doses of fentanyl for cesarean section.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Kampo for the Treatment of Pain in Japan: A Review.Pain and therapy · 2020Review
- Kampo Medicine for Various Aging-Related Symptoms: A Review of Geriatric Syndrome.Frontiers in nutrition · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundThere has been an increase in the number of Japanese patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS) who complain of chronic pain or motor disturbance in the lower back or extremities. These patients are often treated with anti-convulsive drugs, opioids, antidepressants, acetaminophen, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, all of which can cause side effects. For this reason, Japanese traditional herbal medicine (Kampo) is of interest, because it produces fewer adverse reactions. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to analyze the effects of Kampo in patients with LSCS.
findingsA total of 151 patients with LSCS were divided into two groups based on treatment with (
conclusionsKampo led to discontinuation of opioid use for pain in patients with LSCS, and patients who were treated with Kampo were more likely to continue treatment.
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