A Clinical Study on the Effects of Dong-Qi Acupuncture Treatment for Patents with low back pain and sciatica

Lee, Kwang-Ho; Kwon, Ki-Rok; Kang, Mi-Suk

Keywords: Dong-Qi acupuncture; Dong-Si acupuncture; Low back pain; Sciatica

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.3.123

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Objective : The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of Dong-Qi acupuncture treatment for the patients with low back pain and sciatica. Methods : 60 patients were divided into two, Group A of 30 persons and Group B of 30 persons. Only Group A was treated with Dong-Qi acupuncture treatment, Group B was treated with just Dong-Qi acupuncture treatment. Results : In VAS, Group A is ${$6.57{\pm}1.91$}$ and Group B is ${$5.20{\pm}2.22(P=0.013)$}$ . In Improvement index, Group A is ${$0.2295{\pm}0.1036$}$ and Group B is ${$0.1545{\pm}0.0895\;(P=0.004)$}$ . Conclusions : We knew that Dong-Qi acupuncture treatment is more effective.

Vol. 8 No. 3(2005)

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A Clinical Study on the Effects of Dong-Qi Acupuncture Treatment for Patents with low back pain and sciatica

Lee, Kwang-Ho; Kwon, Ki-Rok; Kang, Mi-Suk

Keywords: Dong-Qi acupuncture; Dong-Si acupuncture; Low back pain; Sciatica

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.3.123

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