A Case Report of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Improved with Diarrhea-Inducing Treatment by Gamsui-mal and Korean Medicine Treatment

The purpose of this study is to report the effectiveness of diarrhea-inducing treatment by Gamsui-mal for lumbar spinal stenosis.During hospitalization four patients with lumbar spinal stenosis were treated with diarrhea-inducing treatment by Gamsui-mal and acupuncture, herbal medicine, moxibustion, cupping treatment, Bee-venom pharmacopuncture.Before treatment, we explained in detail about diarrhea-inducing treatment by Gamsui-mal and patients agreed with treatment.The symptoms appeared in patients of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting in the treatment process.We evaluated the degree of improvement by visual analogue scale (VAS), oswestry disability index (ODI).After treatment, we found that pain was reduced and patient's symptoms were improved by visual analogue scale (VAS), oswestry disability index (ODI) score.The results show that diarrhea-inducing treatment by Gamsui-mal was rapidly improving symptoms.Further studies are needed to clarify the effect of diarrhea-inducing treatment by Gamsui-mal.(J Korean Med Rehabil 2017;27(1):67-75) Key words Lumbar spinal stenosis, Diarrhea-inducing treatment, Gamsui, Visual analogue scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) 서론»»» 요추 척추관 협착증은 다양한 원인에 의해 척추관, 신 경근관, 추간공 등이 좁아져 마미 또는 신경근을 침범하 여 요통, 하지 방사통, 보행 장애, 간헐적 파행을 포함한 신경 증상을 일으키는 질환이다.