Successful treatment of spondylolisthesis with medicinal herbs

It has been reported that some herbal medicines may be effective for acute episodes of chronic nonspecific lower back pain. Spondylolisthesis is one of the causes of lower back or neck pain. To our knowledge, successful treatment of symptomatic spondylolisthesis with medicinal herbs has not been pre...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Geriatrics & gerontology international 2008-06, Vol.8 (2), p.126-129
Main Authors: Tsuji, Kazuyuki, Koizumi, Hideki, Okabe, Tetsuro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Back pain
Back Pain - diagnostic imaging
Back Pain - etiology
Female
herb
Herbal medicine
Humans
Middle Aged
Neck pain
Neck Pain - diagnostic imaging
Neck Pain - etiology
Older people
Pain management
Phytotherapy
Plants, Medicinal
Radiography
spine
spondylolisthesis
Spondylolisthesis - complications
Spondylolisthesis - diagnostic imaging
Spondylolisthesis - drug therapy
Treatment Outcome
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:It has been reported that some herbal medicines may be effective for acute episodes of chronic nonspecific lower back pain. Spondylolisthesis is one of the causes of lower back or neck pain. To our knowledge, successful treatment of symptomatic spondylolisthesis with medicinal herbs has not been previously reported in the published work. A 63‐year‐old female had suffered from back pain for 4 years. Radiographs revealed spondylolisthesis at the L3 level. In another case, an 82‐year‐old female suffered from neck pain. X‐ray examinations revealed cervical spondylolisthesis at the C4 level. Several herbs were administered to these patients with symptomatic spondylolisthesis according to the guidelines for herbal medicine. Significant improvements in pain were obtained within 4 weeks in both patients. The pain completely disappeared after 20 weeks (case 1) and 6 weeks (case 2) of treatment. Although surgical treatment is often performed for symptomatic spondylolisthesis, the findings of the present cases imply the therapeutic potential of herbal medicine in selected patients.
ISSN:1444-1586
1447-0594
DOI:10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00458.x