Successfully Treated Acute Lumbago with Daiobotampito and Shimotsuto

VernacularTitle:Successfully Treated Acute Lumbago with Daiobotampito and Shimotsuto
Author: Yuzo FUKUSHIMA ¹ ; Hisao ITO ² ; Shugo TAGASHIRA ³ ; Shigeto YANAGIHARA ⁴ ; Yousuke NAKAMURA ⁵ ; Ryousuke FUJITA ⁶ ; Kazuhiko YAMASHITA ⁷
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1. Fukushima Orthopaedic Clinic
2. Tottori Welfare Hospital
3. Nojima Hospital, Department of Neurology
4. Tottori University, Department of Dermatology
5. Tottori University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology
6. Tottori Municipal Hospital, Department of General Medicine
7. Sanjo Yamashita Internal Medical Clinic
Keywords: acute lumbago; daiobotampito; shimotsuto; choeikatsurakuto
From:Kampo Medicine 2018;69(1):35-41
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We report three patients with acute lumbago who did not respond to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), but were treated successfully with daiobotampito and shimotsuto. Case 1 (86-year-old man) and Case 2 (56-year-old woman) were diagnosed with acute lumbago. Case 3 (69-year-old man) was diagnosed with acute lumbago and mild left sciatica. All three patients were initially administered orally NSAIDs, but this treatment was ineffective. Therefore, daiobotampito and shimotsuto were administered after choeikatsurakuto according to “Manbyokaishun.” Following this treatment, the patients' acute lumbago and sciatica resolved within 1-2 weeks. In conclusion, daiobotampito in combination with shimotsuto seems to be a useful Kampo medicine for treatment of lumbago.