Combination Therapy of Conventional and Korean Medicine for Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures Associated with Postpartum Osteoporosis: A Case Report
Multiple vertebral compression fractures are a rare condition and are a serious consequence of postpartum osteoporosis. This report describes the case of a 35-year-old woman who had given birth to her first child 2 months before the onset of pain. Magnetic resonance imaging showed compression fractu...
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| author | Ki-Beom Lee Kyu-Jin Yang Yu-Mi Gi Tae-Gyu Kim Hooin Jo Jongho Choi |
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| description | Multiple vertebral compression fractures are a rare condition and are a serious consequence of postpartum osteoporosis. This report describes the case of a 35-year-old woman who had given birth to her first child 2 months before the onset of pain. Magnetic resonance imaging showed compression fractures of 7 vertebrae. The patient was treated with both conventional, and Korean medicine methods including acupuncture and herbal prescriptions. The patient’s progress was assessed using self-reported symptoms, scale scores and laboratory test results. Her pain was gradually alleviated and biochemical inflammation marker levels improved, but her functional status remained severely impaired. Clinical practitioners who treat women in the postpartum period must be aware of osteoporosis and potential vertebral fractures and need to consider Korean medicine as an alternative therapy to help such patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d2678b010874a20ac5707fc55fc41742024-04-16T13:26:34ZengMEDrang Inc.Journal of Acupuncture Research2586-288X2586-28982018-11-0135424424710.13045/jar.2018.002412428Combination Therapy of Conventional and Korean Medicine for Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures Associated with Postpartum Osteoporosis: A Case ReportKi-Beom Lee0Kyu-Jin Yang1Yu-Mi Gi2Tae-Gyu Kim3Hooin Jo4Jongho Choi5 Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, KoreaMultiple vertebral compression fractures are a rare condition and are a serious consequence of postpartum osteoporosis. This report describes the case of a 35-year-old woman who had given birth to her first child 2 months before the onset of pain. Magnetic resonance imaging showed compression fractures of 7 vertebrae. The patient was treated with both conventional, and Korean medicine methods including acupuncture and herbal prescriptions. The patient’s progress was assessed using self-reported symptoms, scale scores and laboratory test results. Her pain was gradually alleviated and biochemical inflammation marker levels improved, but her functional status remained severely impaired. Clinical practitioners who treat women in the postpartum period must be aware of osteoporosis and potential vertebral fractures and need to consider Korean medicine as an alternative therapy to help such patients.http://www.e-jar.org/upload/pdf/jar-2018-00241.pdfcompression fracturesKorean traditional medicinelow back painosteoporosispostpartumvertebra |
| spellingShingle | Ki-Beom Lee Kyu-Jin Yang Yu-Mi Gi Tae-Gyu Kim Hooin Jo Jongho Choi Combination Therapy of Conventional and Korean Medicine for Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures Associated with Postpartum Osteoporosis: A Case Report Journal of Acupuncture Research compression fractures Korean traditional medicine low back pain osteoporosis postpartum vertebra |
| title | Combination Therapy of Conventional and Korean Medicine for Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures Associated with Postpartum Osteoporosis: A Case Report |
| title_full | Combination Therapy of Conventional and Korean Medicine for Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures Associated with Postpartum Osteoporosis: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Combination Therapy of Conventional and Korean Medicine for Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures Associated with Postpartum Osteoporosis: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combination Therapy of Conventional and Korean Medicine for Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures Associated with Postpartum Osteoporosis: A Case Report |
| title_short | Combination Therapy of Conventional and Korean Medicine for Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures Associated with Postpartum Osteoporosis: A Case Report |
| title_sort | combination therapy of conventional and korean medicine for multiple vertebral compression fractures associated with postpartum osteoporosis a case report |
| topic | compression fractures Korean traditional medicine low back pain osteoporosis postpartum vertebra |
| url | http://www.e-jar.org/upload/pdf/jar-2018-00241.pdf |
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