Basic therapies | Direction for use |
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Bed rest | Stay in bed for 18 to 20Â hours per day including sleeping time. |
Dehydration | 20% Mannitol injection, 250Â ml, VD within 30Â min, once a day for the first 5Â days. |
NSAID | After each SM therapy, the patient will be given 500Â mg Paracetamol orally for 2Â days (b.i.d.) in order to reduce the adverse regional irritation caused by SM. |
Regional fomentation | Low back fomentation is applied with a hot pack of Chinese herbs* for 20Â minutes, twice per day during the observation period. |
Walking exercise | Patient could take a walking exercise with the assistance of a wheeled walker aid if no serious pain has been induced. The walking time should be limited to less than 20Â minutes each time and to three times a day. |