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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Integrative Medicine Focusing on Ultrasound-Guided High-Dose Shinbaro 2 Pharmacopuncture for Acute Herniated Intervertebral Discs: A Case Report.

Nam-Woo Lee, Jinho Lee, Jung-Min Yun, Siwon Kim, Won-Seok Chung

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Nam-Woo LeeDepartment of Clinical Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 23 Kyunghee-daero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2662-5944
Jinho LeeJaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, 536 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Republic of Korea.
Jung-Min YunJaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, 536 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Republic of Korea.
Siwon KimJaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, 536 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0003-1646-6622
Won-Seok ChungDepartment of Clinical Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 23 Kyunghee-daero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effects of ultrasound-guided high-dose Shinbaro 2 pharmacopuncture on the pain, dysfunction, and quality of life in patients with low back pain and radiating pain due to an acute herniated intervertebral disc (HIVD). A 39-year-old male patient with low back pain and radiating pain caused by an acute HIVD was treated with Korean and Western integrative medicine, with a focus on ultrasound-guided high-dose Shinbaro 2 pharmacopuncture at Kambin's triangle. The treatment lasted 16 weeks, including a 12-day hospitalization. The low back pain and radiating pain were evaluated using the numeric rating scale (NRS). The lumbar function and quality of life were assessed using the Oswestry disability index (ODI) and the EuroQol five-dimension index (EQ5D). Satisfaction was gauged using the patient global impression of change (PGIC). After treatment, the NRS score decreased from 10 to 1, whereas the ODI and EQ5D scores improved from 84.44 to 28.89 and from 0.303 to 0.871, respectively. The PGIC was rated as 1, indicating considerable improvement. Notably, the changes observed during hospitalization were significant. This report suggests that ultrasound-guided high-dose Shinbaro 2 pharmacopuncture at Kambin's triangle significantly improves the pain, dysfunction, and quality of life in patients with an acute HIVD, demonstrating its potential usefulness among Korean medicine practitioners.

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herniated intervertebral discKorean medicinepainShinbaro 2 pharmacopunctureultrasound-guided pharmacopuncture

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