Kim, Hyun-Do; Lee, Kyu-Jae; Park, Seong-Kyu; Kwon, Ki-Rok

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 and Group B is . In Improvement index, Group A is and Group B is . Conclusions : We knew that Dong-Qi acupuncture treatment is more effective.

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

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