THERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND TURMERIC

Background: Low Back pain (LBP) is the most common musculoskeletal disorder, affecting 70% - 85% of the adult population, and twelve months after onset of LBP, 45% - 75% of patients are still sick. Low back pain in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is usually associated with kidney or renal meridia...

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Main Authors: Farah Dynah Daeq Aszar, Ario Imandiri, Arifa Mustika
Format: Article
Language:Indonesian
Published: Universitas Airlangga 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Vocational Health Studies
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Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JVHS/article/view/11466
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author Farah Dynah Daeq Aszar
Ario Imandiri
Arifa Mustika
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description Background: Low Back pain (LBP) is the most common musculoskeletal disorder, affecting 70% - 85% of the adult population, and twelve months after onset of LBP, 45% - 75% of patients are still sick. Low back pain in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is usually associated with kidney or renal meridians. In She syndrome, lower back pain is often caused by pathogen wind, damp, cold, heat and blood stasis, whereas in the Xi syndrome lower back pain usually caused by deficiency of Jing, Qi, Yin, or Yang of the  kidney. Purpose: To know the effect of acupuncture therapy at Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), Waiguan (TE 5) as well as herbal therapy  using turmeric (Curcuma domestica) on low back pain sufferers. Methods: Acupuncture therapy at Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), Waiguan (TE 5) were given 12 times, 3 times a week. Herbal therapy was given for 30 days, taken 3 times a day with a dose of turmeric 1 gram. Results: This therapy could reduce the scale of low back pain from scale 8 to 0 and the spasme scale from 3 to 0, that also reducing the frequency of low back pain. Conclusion: Acupuncture therapy at Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), Waiguan (TE 5) and herbal therapy with 3 g of turmeric (Curcuma domestica) could resolve lower back pain.
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spelling doaj.art-c0efef7b528b4f2c9c10f0dfef1e66a12022-12-21T19:03:10ZindUniversitas AirlanggaJournal of Vocational Health Studies2580-71612580-717X2019-01-0122747910.20473/jvhs.V2.I2.2018.74-795749THERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND TURMERICFarah Dynah Daeq Aszar0Ario Imandiri1Arifa Mustika2Student of Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Vocational Studies, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaDepartment of Health, Faculty of Vocational Studies, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaLecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaBackground: Low Back pain (LBP) is the most common musculoskeletal disorder, affecting 70% - 85% of the adult population, and twelve months after onset of LBP, 45% - 75% of patients are still sick. Low back pain in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is usually associated with kidney or renal meridians. In She syndrome, lower back pain is often caused by pathogen wind, damp, cold, heat and blood stasis, whereas in the Xi syndrome lower back pain usually caused by deficiency of Jing, Qi, Yin, or Yang of the  kidney. Purpose: To know the effect of acupuncture therapy at Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), Waiguan (TE 5) as well as herbal therapy  using turmeric (Curcuma domestica) on low back pain sufferers. Methods: Acupuncture therapy at Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), Waiguan (TE 5) were given 12 times, 3 times a week. Herbal therapy was given for 30 days, taken 3 times a day with a dose of turmeric 1 gram. Results: This therapy could reduce the scale of low back pain from scale 8 to 0 and the spasme scale from 3 to 0, that also reducing the frequency of low back pain. Conclusion: Acupuncture therapy at Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), Waiguan (TE 5) and herbal therapy with 3 g of turmeric (Curcuma domestica) could resolve lower back pain.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JVHS/article/view/11466low back painlbpaccupunctureherbalturmeric
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THERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND TURMERIC
Journal of Vocational Health Studies
low back pain
lbp
accupuncture
herbal
turmeric
title THERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND TURMERIC
title_full THERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND TURMERIC
title_fullStr THERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND TURMERIC
title_full_unstemmed THERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND TURMERIC
title_short THERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND TURMERIC
title_sort therapy for low back pain with acupuncture and turmeric
topic low back pain
lbp
accupuncture
herbal
turmeric
url https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JVHS/article/view/11466
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