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February 1, 2020 Vol. 11 Hani Times Acupuncture

How to Treat Spondylolysis

can expect that the patient with abs. In fact, many professional
By Winston Lee
no pain would not have taken athletics in gymnastics, football
L. Ac., Ph.D., KMD
X-ray or CT scan to figure out players have this condition due to
this disease. They can live well extreme impacts and exercises.
Spondylolysis is a defect or stress without noticing this underlying But most of them don’t have
fracture in the pars interarticularis disease. the pain or symptom because
of the vertebral arch. The vast If the patient feels some pain, the their back muscle and abs are
majority of cases occur in the reason should be ‘spondylolisthesis’. strong enough to support the
lower lumbar vertebrae (L5). Spondylolisthesis is the spine despite of its instability.
Some of cases are congenital but displacement of one spinal It’s very unusual to undergo surgery
it can happen due to extreme vertebra compared to another. because of the spondylolysis
exercise or sudden impact on This condition can be aggravated only. Because the symptom of
body. According to the statistics, by instability of spondylolysis. this condition is not that severe
this condition is present in up to When the vertebra bone has to take the huge risk of open
6% of the population. In other been moved to forward, the bone surgery. Most of cases are to take
words, it’s very common disease. is inevitably compressing the non-operative and conservative
However, not all the patient spinal cord in the spinal canal. treatment with acupuncture,
of this condition recognize This situation is called ‘pinched physical therapy for treating pain,
this disease. The vast majority nerve’ and this one cause lower tingling and radiating feeling. We,
never feel any problem or pain back pain, radiating pain to both Oriental Medicine Doctor and
in their life. Because the area legs and tingling in legs. acupuncturist are able to utilize
which spondylolysis take place Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis prescribing herbal medicine to
is very deep inside in our body can be diagnosed with simple decrease inflammation and soothe
and iliopsoas muscle, erector X-ray examination. If the patient nerve damage. Spontaneously,
muscle and other strong muscle is diagnosed as this condition, they steady exercise is required to
are supporting our spine very need to be careful of maintaining support the vertebra bone and
well. Therefore, as long as this the spine in daily life. Because it can spread out the weight
bundle of muscles are existing they congenitally have this bearing of the spine. If this entire
△ Most of cases of Spondylosis are to take non-operative and are strong enough to uphold instability than other people and mission is completed by patient
and conservative treatment with acupuncture in order to the spine, the patient would not the spine must be strengthen by and doctor, spondylolysis is not
treat pain, tingling and radiating feeling. photoⓒ envato-
Wavebreakmedia suffer actual pain. In this case, we building up muscle of back and a serious disease to be scared.

What is Different from Traditional Chinese, Korean,

and Japanese Medicine?

A Brief Comparison of Historical Backgrounds and Policies

By Namwook Cho, L.Ac.

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Each country has developed background. partially covered and in 2001, facilities was the highest in medical procedures: China
its unique systems: Traditional traditional medicine was included Korea, at 15.26%, followed by since 1951; Korea since 1987;
Chinese Medicine(TCM), Development of Traditional in medical education. China, at 12.63%. For Japan, the and Japan only for Kampo since
Traditional Korean Medicine(TKM), Medicine Systems percentage of Kampo doctors 1976. China and Korea had the
and Oriental Medicine for Japan. TCM was banned in 1929 and in National Policies who are medical doctors and most reimbursable treatments:
Differences among TCM, TKM, 1954, TCM was accepted again All major therapeutic methods members of nongovernmental acupuncture, moxibustion,
and Oriental Medicine were and started TCM education of traditional medicine were academic society, the Japan cupping and manual therapies
resulted from each countries’ in schools. In 1982, Chinese included in the national health Society for Oriental Medicine, are completely covered, and
histories, cultural differences, government established a care system in China, Korea, and was estimated to be 0.65% in herbal medicines are partially
different acceptance of Western constitution for the development whereas Japan included only 2008. covered. Coverage of manual
culture, and influences of the of TCM and in 1999, Chinese most Kampo which galenicals The ratio of medical facilities therapies was different in each
WW II. National Health Insurance or herbal mixture and some of practicing conventional medicine country. Data on the proportion
TCM accounts for around 40% of stared cover TCM. acupuncture. to facilities practicing traditional of reimbursement for traditional
all health care delivered, and it In Korea, TKM was suppressed Traditional medicine doctors, medicine was about 25:1 for medicine treatments were
is used to treat about 200 million by Colonial Japanese Government whose activities are defined China for Korea 2.50:1. For not available for China and
patients annually in China. In in 1910 and 41 years later, by law and regulated by the Japan, hospitals and clinics Japan whereas Korea showed
Korea, 69% of population has Korean government admitted government of each country, are regarded as conventional a reimbursement rate of 4.04%.
experienced TKM and 60~70% TKM. Formal TKM education have three different specialties facilities eve if traditional The article used a research
of allopathic doctors in Japan was started as a 6-year course in China: TCM, integrative medicine is practiced, so the article “Traditional Medicine in
prescribe herbal medicine. and in 1987, TKM covered by medicine, and other ethnic ratio for traditional Japanese China, Korea, and Japan: A Brief
Traditional Medicine of all three national health insurance. medicine doctors. In Korea, medicine was recorded as zero. Introduction and Comparison”
countries was included in the In Japan, there was the abolition there is only one kind of which was published Evidence-
national health care systems and of the traditional medicine traditional medicine doctors. Medical Insurance Coverage Based Complementary and
developed in national policies system in 1881 and in 1976, The percentage of traditional All three countries have a policy Alternative Medicine Volume
based on historical and cultural traditional medicine was medicine doctors in medical to cover insured traditional 2012, Article ID 429103.