Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy with Acupotomy Combined with Korean Medicine Treatments: Two Clinical Cases

The degenerative spinal cord disease cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), and caused by trauma, can result in debilitating symptoms affecting quality of life. This study used acupotomy other Korean medicine treatments (acupuncture, herbal medicine, physical therapy) to improve the CSM myelopathy. visual analog scale, modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale (mJOA scale), Nurick grading system, American Spinal Injury impairment were as evaluation criteria determine effectiveness treatment. functional status both patients improved from mild moderate, with gait, local sensation, level pain. degree injury remained same. findings this suggest that combined including may be helpful treatment