Dorsalgia occurred after Chuna Manual Theraphy : A Case Report

요추추나치료 후 발생한 등통증 환자 증례보고

  • Song, Young-Il (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dong-Eui University Hospital of Oriental Medicine)
  • 송영일 (동의대학교 부속 한방병원 한방재활의학과)
  • Received : 2014.10.21
  • Accepted : 2014.11.23
  • Published : 2014.12.30

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety, injury mechanism, complication and adverse reactions associated with Chuna manual theraphy(CMT), to report one case of adverse reaction with CMT. Methods: A 39-year-old woman presented with low back pain and left leg pain. The patient undertook a lumbar Chuna manual theraphy. After this maneuver, the patient complained of dorsalgia. The patient's dorsalgia didn't improve. In CT study, T5-6 hard disc bulging was diagnosed. Results and Conclusions : It is supposed that this patient suffered dorsalgia secondarily due to a lumbar Chuna manual theraphy. From this case, we can understand the etiology of dorsalgia to some extent and consider the complication of Chuna manual theraphy. In the future, more study, research and prospective trial for complications of a lumbar Chuna manual theraphy is required.

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