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Objectives : The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of integrative Korean Medical treatments for patients with L-spine disk herniation that showed no response to Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI). Methods : In this study, we reviewed the medical records of ten patients who showed no im- provement or relapsed after ESI. The patients each received more than three weeks of inte- grative treatments at Mokhuri Neck&Back Hospital. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was measured before and after treatment. A statistical analysis to compare before and after treatments was assessed using paired t-test the SPSS 12.0 Win- dows program. Results: After three weeks of treatment, patients showed a significant decrease in VAS and ODI scores compared to before receiving treatment. VAS scores decreased from 5.3±1.25 to 1.9±0.99 (p＜0.001), and ODI scores decreased from 59.8±22.2 to 32.7±14.11 (p＜0.001). Conclusions : Complex Korean Medical treatment showed effectiveness in the treatment of L- spine HIVD patients that showed no response to ESI, and more objective research is needed.
