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
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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