If you visit with back pain or low back pain after straining your back, we check the chief complaint and how the injury happened.
We check when and why it began, the situations that make the pain worse, tenderness, and range of motion.
We also check past medical history, history of operations, current medications, the condition of the pelvis and spine, and the distribution of nerve symptoms.
In treatment we use acupuncture, electroacupuncture, bee venom pharmacopuncture, corrective pharmacopuncture, cupping, moxibustion, Chuna manual therapy, physical therapy, and ICT.
Pain after a fall or impact, or sudden pain in an older person or someone with osteoporosis, may indicate a fracture and requires imaging.
Seek medical care immediately if you also have reduced sensation around the anus, bladder or bowel dysfunction, weakness in both legs, fever, or unexplained weight loss.
Lumbar sprain is included in our care, and we check the following during care.
Main concern
How the injury occurred
Onset and Cause
Aggravating situations
Medical and surgical history / Current medications
Tenderness
Range of motion
Pelvic tilt and leg-length difference
Cervical and thoracic displacement and asymmetry
Tenderness by spinal segment
Distribution of neurological symptoms
Acupuncture · Electroacupuncture · Bee venom acupuncture · Corrective pharmacopuncture · cupping · moxibustion · Chuna manual therapy · Physical therapy · ICT
We follow the order below, adding or leaving out steps as needed.
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Pelvic Rotation Correction · Lumbar & cervical COX · Thoracic & cervical thrust · JS Distraction Technique · Joint mobilization / Distraction technique · Balance Gun
For about the first week, treatment is 3-5 times a week; in weeks 2-3, three times a week on alternate days; then twice a week.
Three times a week initially, then twice a week.
We also check nerve symptoms such as numbness in the arms and legs.
We assess the jaw joint and upper cervical spine together.
We review discomfort and symptom changes after the previous treatment and plan the next treatment.
We look not only at the low back but also at how you sit, your left-right usage habits, and the way you walk.
Sitting for long periods for work or study while repeatedly crossing your legs or sitting cross-legged makes it easy for the body to lean to one side. Work or exercise that mainly uses one arm also leads the muscles around the shoulder and pelvis to be used differently on each side. Such habits can be the background to strain gathering in one place in the lower back, so we check not only the movement in which the pain began but also your everyday posture.
You can also note whether one trouser leg feels longer, whether one shoe heel wears down first, or whether your bag always slips off the same shoulder. That said, we do not draw conclusions about the pelvis or the spine from visible left-right differences alone. During your visit we assess pelvic tilt, leg-length difference, range of motion, and tenderness together to distinguish the cause.
If you sit for long stretches, it is better to get up part-way and move gently than to hold the same position throughout. When bending deeply or twisting makes the pain worse, avoid forcing a stretch, and note which direction makes it worse so you can tell us at your visit.
When acute pain is severe enough that it is hard to straighten up, or when the leg feels weak, do not start with walking exercise; the current condition must be checked first. Even once you can move, rather than enduring pain and greatly lengthening your stride, walk slowly within a comfortable range and watch how the symptoms in your lower back and leg change.
When walking, check that your neck, chest, and waist are not tilting to one side, and keep both shoulders relaxed. Let your weight move naturally from the heel through the middle of the foot to the toes. With a bag carried on one shoulder, switch sides so that strain does not keep building on the same side.
We distinguish a strained lower back from nerve symptoms, and the course from the order of tests.
We start by telling apart whether one spot in the lower back hurts right after lifting something or turning the body, or whether numbness and pulling spread from the buttock down the leg. With a lumbar disc, discomfort tends to worsen on bending forward or when coughing or sneezing, and symptoms can continue down the leg. Still, we do not decide from symptoms alone; we check the circumstances of the injury, the movements that aggravate it, and the distribution of nerve symptoms together during examination.
The course of low back pain differs with how badly you were hurt, your past history, and whether nerve symptoms are present, so it is hard to name a single date. Rather than only waiting for a date, watch whether your movement and the range of pain change little by little. If the discomfort does not lessen, or if new numbness or weakness in the leg appears, another visit is needed to check the changed symptoms.
Not all low back pain needs imaging first. For pain that began after a fall or an impact, and for sudden pain in an older person or someone with osteoporosis, a fracture can be checked for first. If there is reduced sensation around the anus, bladder or bowel dysfunction, weakness in both legs, fever, or weight loss, immediate medical care comes first.
Please write down the moment the pain started and what you were doing at the time, and how it changes when you bend, straighten, or walk. It also helps to note whether the pain stays in the lower back or continues into the buttock, leg, and foot, and whether there is numbness or weakness. Please also tell us about past operations and the medications you take, and anything that was uncomfortable after previous treatment.
We check the chief complaint and how the injury happened, the timing and cause of onset, aggravating situations, and past medical history, surgical history, and medications. We also check tenderness and range of motion.
Treatment methods include acupuncture, electroacupuncture, bee venom pharmacopuncture, corrective pharmacopuncture, cupping, moxibustion, Chuna manual therapy, physical therapy, and ICT.
We proceed in the order of pelvis and legs, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, and cervical spine, adding or skipping parts as needed.
We review discomfort and symptom changes after the previous treatment and plan the next treatment.
Seek medical care immediately if you also have reduced sensation around the anus, bladder or bowel dysfunction, weakness in both legs, fever, or unexplained weight loss.
We look at whether local pain began after straining your back, whether numbness or pulling spreads from the buttocks down the leg, and which movements make it worse. We do not draw conclusions from symptoms alone; in the examination we check how the injury happened and the distribution of nerve symptoms.
We also check habits such as crossing your legs or leaning to one side, how long you sit, and whether one shoe wears down more. We do not decide the cause from these features alone; we look at pelvic tilt and joint movement in the examination.
When the pain is severe, do not force yourself to walk; have your condition checked first. Once you can move, we check whether you walk without leaning to one side, with a comfortable stride, stepping heel, midfoot, then toes.
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Teo Korean Medicine Clinic Bundang: Lower back pain care, patients come to us from Geumgok-dong·Jeongja-dong·Gumi-dong·Sunae-dong·Seohyeon-dong·Imae-dong·Yatap-dong.
The subway stations used are Migeum Station·Jeongja Station·Ori Station·Sunae Station·Seohyeon Station·Imae Station·Yatap Station.
