Đặc điểm lâm sàng y học cổ truyền của bệnh nhân đau thắt lưng do thoái hóa cột sống tại trạm y tế phường 1, quận Tân Bình, thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

Abstract

Objective: Describe the traditional medicine clinical characteristics of of patients with degenerative induced low-back pain at the medical station of Ward 1, Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh city. 

Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 32 patients aged 38 years and older with a confirmed diagnosis of degenerative induced low-back pain at the medical station of Ward 1, Tan Binh district from January 2022 to the end of May 2022. 

Results: The age of patients with low back pain due to spondylolisthesis was mainly over 60 years old (53%), more women than men (66% compared to 34%), most of them were heavy lifting workers, and light manual workers (34% and 34%), the disease duration from ≥ 6 months accounts for the highest percentage (63%). The most common clinical symptoms of traditional medicine are low back pain and pain that increases with movement and decreases with rest (100%), fear of cold, likes warmth (84%), back and knee pain, tinnitus (69%). 

Conclusion: Patients with low back pain due to spondylolisthesis are usually female, over 60 years old, most 

of them are heavy lifting and light manual laborers, the disease duration is over 6 months. The most common clinical symptoms of traditional medicine are low back pain and pain that increases with movement and decreases with rest, fear of cold, likes warmth, back and knee pain, tinnitus.