• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.147-151
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• 1991

Cervical epidural steroid injection, although not as familiar to many anesthesiologists, can be useful in the management of patients with acute and chronic neck, shoulder and arm pain. My clinic personally contacted and interviewed thirty patients with cervical radiculopathy who received cervical epidural steroid injection. Twenty seven percent of the patients had a excellent response(greater than 75% improvement) and fifty percent of the patients had a good response (greater than 50% improvement) to an injection of steroid into the cervical epidural space. We have concluded that cervical epidural steroid injection was very effective in the management of cervical radiculopathy and represented a possible alternative to surgery. Many anesthesiologists should add to their armamentarium the use of such techniques in the management of cervical radiculopathy.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.344-348
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• 1996

Continuous epidural block can be useful in the management of acute and chronic pain. For the most effective analgesia, it is important to localize the tip of epidural catheter and the spread of radiopaque dye. Epidural catheterization was performed in 12 patients on the sitting position. Catheters were advanced by 10 cm cephalad in the cervical epidural space by median approach and radiopaque dye 3 ml was injected through the catheters. The position of cervical epidural catheters and the spread of dye was confirmed by radiography. The course of epidural catheter were: coiled 3/12 (25%), loop 2/12 (16.7%), straight 2/12 (16.7%). In 8 cases, the tip of epidural catheters were located within one vertebral segment from the level of insertion site. Radiopaque dye spreaded average 3.68 vertebral segment to cranially and 1.67 vertebral segment to caudally from the insertion site.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.80-84
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• 1992

49세 여자 환자가 경부 추간판 탈출증의 치료를 받기위하여 전신 마취하에 우측의 추궁 절제술과 전방 추체간 접합술을 받고난 즉시 회복실에서 부터 양측 상지에 작열통이 발생하였다. 환자는 양측 상지에 전형적인 작열통의 증상인 allodynia, 통각 과민(hyperalgesia), 통각 이상 과민증 (hyperpathia)을 보였으며 특히 우측 상지에는 심한 부종을 보이고 있었다. 환자는 일련의 성상 신경절 차단과 disposable $Daymate^{TM}$ portable elastomeric infusor를 이용한 연속적 상완신경총 차단으로 작열통이 완치되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.270-272
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• 1994

A 43 year old male patient injured in a traffic accident was admitted to the department of general surgery for the treatment of spleen rupture and multiple rib fractures. After subphrenic abscess occurred after splenectomy was treated. After 50 days of admission, left facial palsy occurred with sensory neural hearing loss, and tinnitus by longitudinal fracture of left temporal bone. The patients was consulted to pain clinic for further evaluation and treatment. The patient was treated with stellate ganglion block with 1% lidocaine 6ml one time daily. On 19th day, stellate ganglion block was given as usual, and the patient complained of pain in the neck and headache the next day. Two days later, mild fever elevation and hematoma in the neck were found. Hematoma was drained with hemovac. Ruptured muscular branch of vertebral artery was ligated surgically but the ligation was released in the next day and the hematoma was removed and the artery religated. Five units of packed RBC were transfused during the period and the patient was discharged without any sequelae.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.264-267
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• 1996

Cervical epidural block can be useful in the management of acute and chronic pain of the head, neck, shoulder, and arm, for selected patients. In spite of the widespread use of cervical epidural blocks for pain, there is limited published data on the specific technique and complications regarding the procedure. High levels of epidural block do not appear to be associated with clinically significant circulatory or ventilatory changes unless the concentrations of local anesthetics used are great enough to produce paralysis of intercostal and phrenic nerves. However, high level of epidural block is associated with sympathetic block which may affect responses of circulatory and ventilatory systems. Accordingly, the possibility of major complications of cervical epidural block must be borne in mind. We experienced two cases of respiratory arrest during cervical epidural block with bupivacaine. This is a report regarding complications of cervical epidural block.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.241-245
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• 1997

Persistent hiccup is defined as duration lasting longer than 48 hours. Reflex arc of hiccup is divided into three parts : afferent, central, efferent. Afferent portion of the neural pathway of hiccup formation is composed of vagus nerve, phrenic nerve, and sympathetic chain arising from T6 to T12. Efferent limb is phrenic nerve. Hiccup center is located in brain stem, midbrain, reticular system and hypothalamus. Persistent hiccup is very difficult to treat by conventional methods. We performed cervical epidural block of the phrenic nerve root for three patients suffering from persistent hiccup. The therapeutic effect was perfect. The mechanism of the cervical epidural block is not yet defined however it is thought to block the efferent nerve fibers and suppress the reflex arc of hiccup. We conclude cervical epidural block is relatively safe and very effective for treating persistent hiccup.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.97-100
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• 2009

성인에서 두경부에 발생하는 배아횡문근육종은 매우 드물다. 저자들은 좌측 비폐색, 동측 안구 및 협부통증과 다발성 경부결절을 주소로 내원한 24세 남자환자에서 발견된 비강내의 배아횡문근육종 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고한다. 횡문근육종은 소아에서뿐 만 아니라 성인에서도 비강 내 종양의 감별진단에 포함되어야 한다.

• Clinical Pain
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.30-34
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• 2021

Multifidus cervicis plane block has been effectively used to provide analgesia during and after cervical spine surgery, but not for any other purpose. Here, we report three cases of chronic axial neck pain unresponsive to medical treatment. We performed multifidus cervicis plane block bilaterally, which lowered numerical rating scale (NRS) score within 2 weeks. Thus, multifidus cervicis plane block is one of the novel options that may be used for chronic axial neck pain.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.101-105
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• 2006

목적: 외래에 내원하는 암환자들을 대상으로 암성통증의 조절에 있어서 $Ultracet^{(R)}$의 효과와 안전성에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 암으로 진단을 받고 통증 조절을 목적으로 $Ultracet^{(R)}$을 투여한 61명의 환자를 대상으로 통증조절의 정도와 통증이 환자의 삶의 질에 미치는 영향에 대한 평가를 위해 Korean version of Brief Pain Inventory를 이용하였다. 약물의 안전성은 복용 후 나타나는 부작용 정도에 의하여 평가하였다. 결과: 대상환자의 평균연령은 59.9세였고 성별분포는 남자가 34명, 여자가 27명이었다. 환자의 진단은 폐암, 위암, 육종, 대장암, 췌장암, 자궁 경부암, 두경부암, 그리고 림프종 등의 순이었다. 대상환자에서 가장 심했을 때의 통증 정도는 $Ultracet^{(R)}$을 사용하기 전후에 유의한 감소를 보이지 않았으나($5.18{\pm}1.41\;vs.\;4.82{\pm}1.94$; P=0.113), 가장 약했을 때의 통증 정도($1.2{\pm}1.05\;vs.\;0.87{\pm}1.35$; P=0.038), 환자가 느끼는 통증의 평균 정도($3.65{\pm}1.01\;vs.\;3.13{\pm}1.73$: P=0.022)와 바로 지금 느끼는 통증정도($3.63{\pm}1.25\;vs.\;2.85{\pm}1.94$; P=0.003)는 유의하게 감소되었다. $Ultracet^{(R)}$의 사용으로 인한 부작용은 전반적으로 경미하여 2도의 오심과 구토 각 1예와 1도의 변비, 소양증, 안면 홍조가 각각 1예씩 관찰되었으나 3도나 4도의 독성은 관찰되지 않았다. 결론: $Ultracet^{(R)}$은 외래환경에서 암환자의 통증조절에 있어서 안전하게 사용할 수 있는 비교적 효과적인 약물로 생각된다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.20-34
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• 2016

Background: It is necessary to find and develop the effective way of intervention for patients with neck pain, since the neck pain is becoming increasingly common throughout the world. To identify the altered motor control in patient with neck pain would be informative to find and develop the effective way of intervention. Objects: The aim of this study was to review literature regarding the altered motor control in patients with neck pain, measured by using surface electromyography (sEMG), ultrasonography, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and to suggest prospective research work on neck pain. Methods: Case-control (neck pain/healthy) studies published between 2004 and 2015 that investigated neck muscle activation, thickness, cross-sectional area, and fat infiltrate were searched in Scopus, PubMed, and ScienceDirect. Twenty-eight articles were included in this study. Results: sEMG, ultrasonography, and fMRI were used complementarily to investigate the altered superficial and deep neck muscle activation, thickness, cross-sectional area, and fat infiltrate in patients with neck pain. They showed the following altered motor control when compared retrospectively with healthy subjects or during specific functional tasks: (1) increased superficial muscle activation, (2) lesser deep muscle thickness, (3) smaller cross-sectional area of the deep muscle, and (4) greater fat infiltrate in deep muscles. In particular, among the women, the office workers showed higher muscle activation of superficial neck muscles during functional tasks, although they did not have neck pain, than those who were not office workers. Conclusion: Studies revealed that patients with neck pain showed an altered motor control when compared with healthy subjects by using various assessment modalities. Understanding this phenomenon would help researchers design an effective intervention for alleviating neck pain or to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. In addition, we recommend that female office workers take measures to care for their necks before developing neck pain.