Disc Resorption in Lumbar and Cervical Disc Herniation Patients Receiving Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment
Disc Resorption in Lumbar and Cervical Disc Herniation Patients Receiving Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment
Measurement of herniated disc resorption and assessment of satisfaction regarding
 post-treatment state and integrative Korean medicine treatment through phone interview in 500
 patients with MRI follow-up results receiving treatment for lumbar and cervical disc
 herniation at Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine.
Intervertebral disc herniation treatment can be largely divided into conservative and
 surgical approaches, and the greater majority of patients show relief of symptoms and
 resorption of herniated disc through non-surgical, conservative management. Despite concerns
 that early surgical interventions in intervertebral disc herniation without allowing for
 sufficient conservative treatment may indicate overtreatment, awareness and understanding in
 the general public is found somewhat lacking.

 The objective of this study is to measure herniated disc resorption and assess satisfaction
 regarding post-treatment state and integrative Korean medicine treatment through phone
 interview in 500 patients with MRI follow-up results before and after receiving conservative
 treatment for lumbar and cervical disc herniation at Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Lumbar and/or cervical disc herniation patients with baseline MRI and follow-up
 results after receiving treatment at Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine visiting
 between February 2012 and December 2015.

 -  Participants giving informed written consent to use of medical records for academic
 means.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Participants refusing to participate in study or to respond to phone interview.