This case report introduced the use of herbal medicine to treat a sternum fracture. A 46-year-old female patient with a sternum fracture from a traffic accident suffered from anterior chest wall pain. She was treated with herbal medicine. The patient's progress was evaluated using a numerical rating scale (NRS), and the frequency of tingling in the chest wall was also tracked. After treatment, both the NRS of chest pain and frequency of tingling decreased. The results of this study suggest that herbal medicine can effectively decrease pain and discomfort in patients suffering from a sternum fracture. However, further studies are needed to obtain stronger evidence for its efficacy.

어지럼증은 현훈(vertigo) 또는 현기(dizziness)로 진 단할 수 있는데 현훈은 회전성 어지럼증을 의미하고,랑바레 증후군, 회전성 추골동맥 증후군 그리고 편두통 과의 연관성 등이 있다 5) .

쉬모를 결절(Schmorl's node)은 추간판 수핵(nucleus pulposus)이 인접한 척추체의 연골 종판(cartilaginous bony end plate)으로 탈출한 질환이다 1) . 쉬모를 결절의 병리를 고 려할 때 만성기(chronic stage)에서는 비증후성(asymptomatic)이며 2) 요추부 퇴행성 질환과 연관되어 쉬모를 결 절 자체의 임상적 중요성이 주목받지 못하고 있다 3) . 그러 나 급성기(acute stage)인 증후성 쉬모를 결절(symptomatic Schmorl's nodes)은 visual analog scale (VAS) score 10 에 인접한 극심한 통증을 유발하며 삶의 질을 크게 떨 어뜨릴 수 있다 4) . 증후성 쉬모를 결절은 자기공명영상 검사(magnetic resonance imaging, MRI

This retrospective study reports the effectiveness of Daoyin exercise therapy in a patient with lower back pain who suffered from idiopathic scoliosis. A patient was treated with Korean medicine containing Daoyin exercise therapy for 4 weeks. The patient was assessed for the numeral rating scale (NRS), Cobb's angle, correctability, and coronal balance. After treatment, the NRS of low back pain decreased from 9 to 1. The Cobb's angle of the thoracic curve decreased from 27.31° to 17.66°. The Cobb's angle of the lumbar curve decreased from 21.86° to 9.05°. Correctabililty was 35.34％ in the thoracic curve and 58.60％ in the lumbar curve. And coronal balance decreased from positive 32.80 mm to negative 3.20 mm. This study suggests that Daoyin exercise therapy could be effective therapeutic choice for lower back pain with idiopathic scoliosis.