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Survey on The Current Status of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy in South Korea  

Hwang, Seong-soo (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Shina Rehabilitation Center)
Kim, Myung-joon (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Kyungdong University)
Jeon, Beom-su (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Hansarang OS Clinic Medicine)
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The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy / v.27, no.1, 2021 , pp. 41-49 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this survey was to know the current states and future suggestions of orthopedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) system on Korea. Methods: Questionnaires were directly distributed to physical therapists who participated in the training and collected at the educational or clinical site. The questionnaire was sent and collected by E-mail. Data were classified into two groups, metropolitan and city, and clinical experience was grouped into four groups. Then, 337 subjects (male: 195, female: 142) were recruited from us. Results: The states of Korea, 72.1% of therapists have been executed orthopedic manual physical therapy, the fee of one treatment was 50,000 ~ 60,000 Korean won, the time of treatment was 21~30 minutes, the number of patients of one day was under 9. The suggestion of future orthopedic manual physical therapy of Korea, 83.4% of therapist were agreed with manual physical therapy system, the education center of certificate for manual therapist was manual therapy academic group, the career of clinical experiences was 3 years, the training hours was more 300 hours, academic degree was diploma. Conclusion: In the future orthopedic manual physical therapy proposal, the environment and education system differ from country to country, but Korean OMPT agreed to an accredited orthopedic manual physical therapy system and wanted systematic management.
Keywords
Certificate; Manual; Orthopedic; OMPT; Physical therapy; Therapy system;
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