Effect of Complex Korean Medicine Treatment on Sacral Insufficiency Fracture: A Case Report
Sacral insufficiency fractures (SIF) are a common, but often underdiagnosed source of lower back pain without apparent trauma. This report presents the clinical outcome of a 75-year-old female with SIF, and an underlying medical history of osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis. She was treated non-o...
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doaj-0755048fc6f844d68f8bd954a66cc2212020-11-25T03:01:30ZengE-Tree PublishingJournal of Acupuncture Research2586-288X2586-28982020-08-0137318719210.13045/jar.2020.001292495Effect of Complex Korean Medicine Treatment on Sacral Insufficiency Fracture: A Case ReportGa Hyeon JungHyun LeeHwa Yeon RyuJae Hui KangSacral insufficiency fractures (SIF) are a common, but often underdiagnosed source of lower back pain without apparent trauma. This report presents the clinical outcome of a 75-year-old female with SIF, and an underlying medical history of osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis. She was treated non-operatively, in-hospital, with Korean medicine. Patient progress was assessed using the numerical rating scale and self-reported symptoms. Post-treatment, the numerical rating scale score for pain in her hip decreased from 7 to 2. At admission, the patient was unable to sit, and could only walk 3 m with assistance. At discharge, she could sit for longer than 1 hour and walk further than 200 m unassisted. On the follow-up visit, the patient was asymptomatic, and x-ray scans showed ossification of the sacral and pubic fractures. These results suggest that, Korean medicine can effectively reduce pain and aid rehabilitation in patients with SIF, without the need for surgery.http://www.e-jar.org/upload/pdf/jar-2020-00129.pdfconservative treatmentpelvisspinal stenosisstress fracture |
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Ga Hyeon Jung Hyun Lee Hwa Yeon Ryu Jae Hui Kang Effect of Complex Korean Medicine Treatment on Sacral Insufficiency Fracture: A Case Report Journal of Acupuncture Research conservative treatment pelvis spinal stenosis stress fracture |
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Effect of Complex Korean Medicine Treatment on Sacral Insufficiency Fracture: A Case Report |
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Effect of Complex Korean Medicine Treatment on Sacral Insufficiency Fracture: A Case Report |
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Effect of Complex Korean Medicine Treatment on Sacral Insufficiency Fracture: A Case Report |
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Effect of Complex Korean Medicine Treatment on Sacral Insufficiency Fracture: A Case Report |
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Effect of Complex Korean Medicine Treatment on Sacral Insufficiency Fracture: A Case Report |
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effect of complex korean medicine treatment on sacral insufficiency fracture: a case report |
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E-Tree Publishing |
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Journal of Acupuncture Research |
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2586-288X 2586-2898 |
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Sacral insufficiency fractures (SIF) are a common, but often underdiagnosed source of lower back pain without apparent trauma. This report presents the clinical outcome of a 75-year-old female with SIF, and an underlying medical history of osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis. She was treated non-operatively, in-hospital, with Korean medicine. Patient progress was assessed using the numerical rating scale and self-reported symptoms. Post-treatment, the numerical rating scale score for pain in her hip decreased from 7 to 2. At admission, the patient was unable to sit, and could only walk 3 m with assistance. At discharge, she could sit for longer than 1 hour and walk further than 200 m unassisted. On the follow-up visit, the patient was asymptomatic, and x-ray scans showed ossification of the sacral and pubic fractures. These results suggest that, Korean medicine can effectively reduce pain and aid rehabilitation in patients with SIF, without the need for surgery. |
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conservative treatment pelvis spinal stenosis stress fracture |
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