Clinical Observation in Patients of Whom Gold thread Acupuncture has been Applied / 대한비뇨기과학회지
Korean Journal of Urology
;
: 107-113, 1974.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-219389
ABSTRACT
Gold thread acupuncture has been applied mainly in patients with low back pain, flank pain, nedica1, neurological and orthopedic problems by herb doctors in Korea. since 1962. K.U.B. was taken in 2,725 cases among 5.334 patients who visited Urology department, Korea University Woo Sok Hospital during the period of 3 years and 7 months from tan. 197O to July 1973 and 60 cases were found to have gold threads in their paravertebral region. The 60 cases were analyzed and the following results were obtained. 1. 41 out of 60 cases (63.8%) have been complaining of low back pain and/or flank pain. 2. 17 cases (28.3%) had urinary tract calculi, 14 (23.3%) revealed B.P.H. and 13 (2l.7%) tad diseases of the bladder. 3. The gold threads were seen through out the level of 7th cervical vertebra to coccygeal vertebra. 4. The number of gold thread implanted in one person varied between one to thirty eight. 5. 27 patients (45.O%). of v-horn gold thread acupuncture have been applied previously. received urological operation and instrumentation with good results.
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Main subject:
Orthopedics
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Spine
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Triacetoneamine-N-Oxyl
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Urinary Tract
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Urology
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Urinary Bladder
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Calculi
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Low Back Pain
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Flank Pain
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Acupuncture
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Urology
Year:
1974
Type:
Article
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