Journal of Acupuncture Research

Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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A Clinical Study on Diagnosis of the patients with Scoliosis by D.I.T.I.

D.I.T.I.를 이용한 척추측만증 진단의 임상적 고찰

  • Bae, Eun-jung (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Seo, Jung-chul (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Lim, Sung-chyl (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Han, Sang-won (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
  • 배은정 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 서정철 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 임성철 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 한상원 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실)
  • Received : 2003.12.05
  • Accepted : 2004.01.17
  • Published : 2004.02.20
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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to report that D.I.T.I. can be used for diagnosis of scoliosis. Methods: We measured the posterior trunk surface of the patients with shoulder pain or low back pain. They were ruled out as scoliosis by D.I.T.I. and compared with X-ray finding of T L-spine Ap views and calculated scoliosis angle. Results: In according to the spinoprocess curve in D.I.T.I. we could rule out as scoliosis. Thermal difference of left and right segmental areas of the patients was showed. Scoliosis angle of the patients ranged from $4^{\circ}$ to $11^{\circ}$ in X-ray finding. Conclusions: The results suggest that D.I.T.I. can explain physiologic and functional abnormalities than X-ray, in diagnosis of scoliosis. But further studies are required to for the diagnosis of scoliosis by analysing D.I.T.I..

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