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Complementary and Alternative Medicine for treating Low Back Pain with Teaching Exercise: A narrative review

Journal of Korean Medicine / Journal of Korean Medicine, (P)1010-0695; (E)2288-3339
2020, v.41 no.4, pp.78-87
https://doi.org/10.13048/JKOM.PUB.41.4.78
Kim Yeonhak (School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University / Dept. of Korean Medicine Training, Changwon Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Yang Gi-Young (Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University / Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
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Abstract

Objectives In modern society, many people have low back pain (LBP) and spinal diseases. About 80% of them experience severe LBP more than once in their lifetime. We can find studies on many Korean medicine-based treatments, such as acupuncture treatment for LBP and exercise therapy, which are effective in reducing the symptoms. This study focuses on the combined effect of both Korean medicine and exercise therapy for treating LBP. Method For this review, we searched for articles focusing on pain and disability recovery in pre-clinical and clinical studies of extension and flexion exercise therapy related to LBP. The search databases were as follows: PubMed, Google Scholar, and seven Korean electronic databases (Korea Citation Index (KCI), Korean studies Information Service System (KISS), Research Information Service System (RISS), Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System (OASIS), DBPIA, National Digital Science Library (NDSL), and KOREAMED). The keywords were as follows: Korean Medicine, back pain, flexion exercise, extension exercise, McKenzie method, McKenzie exercise, Williams’ flexion exercise, and Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. Results & Conclusions This review shows the usefulness of flexion and extension exercises for LBP treatment and effective patient education, but further studies are necessary.

keywords
Low back pain, McKenzie method, Williams flexion exercise, Acupuncture


Submission Date
2020-10-15
Revised Date
2020-12-01
Accepted Date
2020-12-01
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