Review on Conservative Treatment of Spinal Scoliosis

척추측만증의 보존적 치료에 대한 문헌적 고찰 - 국내 발표 논문을 중심으로 -

  • Lee, Moon-Kyu (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine College of Oriental Medicine, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Lee, Gil-Jae (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine College of Oriental Medicine, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Song, Yun-Kyung (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine College of Oriental Medicine, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Lim, Hyung-Ho (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine College of Oriental Medicine, Kyungwon University)
  • 이문규 (경원대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과 교실) ;
  • 이길재 (경원대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과 교실) ;
  • 송윤경 (경원대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과 교실) ;
  • 임형호 (경원대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과 교실)
  • Published : 2009.06.30

Abstract

Objective : The purpose of this study is to research the trend of the theses related to conservative treatment of spinal scoliosis and to establish the direction of futher studies into the spinal scoliosis Methods : We reviewed and analyzed all theses published by Korean research institution. And these theses were classified by field of study, theses type, symptoms and illnesses, evaluation methods, treatment type, clinical outcome. Result and conclusion : 1. Classified by the major field of study, oriental rehabilitation medicine and physical education accounted for 9 papers, followed by 6 in orthopedics medicine. 2. Upon classifying theses according to research method type, clinical trial theses were more than casuistic theses. 3. Upon classifying theses according to symptoms and illnesses in scoliosis, the most was idiopathic scoliosis. 4. Theses used mostly Cobb's angle for evaluating in scoliosis. 5. Some few of theses used chuna therapy for treating in scoliosis. 6. Chuna therapies side by side with correction exercises were the most efficient for treating in scoliosis.

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