보존적 한방치료를 진행한 요추 추간판 탈출증 환자의 시간에 따른 영상의학적 추간판 크기 변화 1례 = Magnetic Resonance Imaging Follow-Up Case Study on Changes in a Lumbar Herniated Intervertebral Disc Treated with Korean Conservative Treatment

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Background: A herniated intervertebral disc (HIVD) triggers low back pain (LBP). Korean conservative treatment can decrease the herniated disc size without traditional surgery, but detailed prognosis is unclear.
Case summary: One patient presented with LBP and bilateral sciatica. She was diagnosed with lumbar HIVD by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and treated by Korean medicine (acupuncture, decoction, and physical therapy). For 6 months, MRI follow-up exams showed the aggravation and migration of L5-S1 followed by distinct improvement of the same lumbar vertebra.
Conclusion: The disc size in a patient with lumbar HIVD was reduced by Korean conservative treatment, and periodic radiologic examination showed the previously unrecognized process of absorbing the disc.

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