A case report of a clinically diagnosed stage III lung cancer patient who had been treated with Gunchilgyebok-Wan showing improvement in tumor size

ture, pharmaco-acupuncture, Chuna and oral administration of herbal medicines (Gangchuk tang) everyday during about one month of admission treatment. Zero to ten pain numerating rating scale (NRS) of low back pain and sciatica, walking duration without claudication symptom before and after treatment. Results:Atotal of 7 patients’ (average 67 years old, [53 to 78]) medical records were included into the analysis. Segmental degenerative change at lower and upper level of the spine was observed at average 7.64 (4.51) years after the fusion surgery. Average zero to ten NRS of low back pain was improved from 6.57 (SD 2.23) to 2.71 (2.06). Walking duration without pain increased from 118.57m (171.02) to 771.43m (1029.25). There was no adverse event related to the treatment. Conclusion:ConservativeKoreanmedicinal treatmentmay be effective for the symptom management of adjacent segment syndrome after spinal fusion surgery. Future long-term randomized trials with active control intervention, enough sample size and validated outcomeswill be necessary for concrete clinical evidence of this treatment program. Contact: Kiok Kim, hanbanglove@gmail.com