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Table 3 Influence by factor in prognosis determination and importance of individual interventions for LSS

From: Survey of integrative lumbar spinal stenosis treatment in Korean medicine doctors: preliminary data for clinical practice guidelines

Treatment methods

Short term (8 weeks) importance

Long term (1 year) importance

 

mean ± SD

mean ± SD

Herbal medicine

6.0 ± 1.1

6.6 ± 0.7

Bee venom pharmacopuncture

6.1 ± 1.0

5.7 ± 1.2

Pharmacopuncture

6.0 ± 0.9

5.7 ± 1.1

Acupuncture

5.8 ± 1.0

5.6 ± 1.2

Chuna manipulation

5.4 ± 1.2

5.4 ± 1.3

Cupping

4.5 ± 1.5

4.1 ± 1.5

Moxibustion

4.0 ± 1.6

4.3 ± 1.7

  1. LSS lumbar spinal stenosis
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