Results on internal medicine treatment of 175 patients with lumbar disc herniation
- Author:
Hoang Van Thuan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
lumbar disc herniation
- MeSH:
Therapeutics;
Internal Medicine;
Hernia;
Pharmaceutical Preparations
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;478(4):37-38
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
175 patients aged 17-68 years old (114 males, 61 females) with lumbar disc herniation underwent a 3 week conservative treatment internally with Vioxx, methylcobal and hydrocortisone at Huu Nghi Hospital and Hospital Number 108 from January 1998 to January 2004. Morbility range of the spinal column reached good and rather good results in 82.05% and bad in 1.14%. The stretching range: good and rather good 64.41%, no effectiveness 18.24%. Spinal column mobility range of right side and left side of spinal column reached 70.68% and 72.96% good (respectively), bad 10.26% and 8.35%. Right and left rotation range of spinal column reached 75.24% and 69.54% of good and rather good results 7.41% and 5.7% no result, respectively. Pain relief in radicular press syndrome was improved well in 64.41% - 82.65%. Lumbar disc herniation had caused no much disorder on the mobility and spincter muscle.
