• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
• /
• v.37 no.2
• /
• pp.113-123
• /
• 2012

To evaluate the treatment outcome of occlusal stabilizing splint in patients with TMJ osteoarthritis, the 76 subjects were chosen among the patients who presented to the Department of Oral medicine of Pusan National University Hospital, diagnosed as TMJ osteoarthritis by cone beam computed tomography, x-ray and clinical exam, and treated with occlusal stabilizing splint from 2009 to 2011. They were treated with physical therapy and medication before occlusal stabilizing splint delivery and checked monthly after occlusal stabilizing splint delivery. Subjective symptoms and clinical findings were investigated to evaluate and compare the subjects' status at the first visit, splint delivery visit and the last visit. The results were as follows; 1. Pain, noise, LOM and MCO were significantly improved between the first visit and occlusal stabilizing splint delivery visit, and between occlusal stabilizing splint delivery and the last visit. 2. In the acute group, pain and noise were significantly improved between the first visit and occlusal stabilizing splint delivery visit. Pain, LOM and MCO were significantly improved between splint delivery visit and the last visit 3. In the chronic group, pain, noise and LOM were significantly improved between occlusal stabilizing splint delivery visit and the last visit.

• The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society
• /
• v.19 no.2
• /
• pp.69-73
• /
• 2013

Multiple rice body formation is a complication of chronic bursitis frequently associated with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis. It resembles synovial chondromatosis on imaging and clinically. We report on a pathologically diagnosed multiple rice body formation in subacromial and subdeltoid bursitis in a 44-year-old man who was treated by surgical removal and bursectomy. At 16 months after the removal, range of motion of affected shoulder was normal. No evidence of recurrence of rice body in plain X-ray and ultrasonography. Multiple rice body formed in chronic subacromial and subdeltoid bursitis could be treated with surgical removal and bursectomy successfully.

• Journal of Naturopathy
• /
• v.8 no.2
• /
• pp.53-62
• /
• 2019

Purpose: To investigate the healing effect of 21 patients with chronic back pain, shoulder pain, and knee arthritis by a Qigong. Methods: The study performed by hand injection of a Soojung Qi-therapy. Results: Ten patients (47.6%) had low back pain, eight (38%) had frozen shoulders, and three (14.3%) had knee arthritis. Satisfaction after five times of the Qi-healing was 72% in those who returned to normal and 14% in those who improved. When the maximum pain level set at 5.0, the difference between before and after healing was 3.33 in arthritis subjects, 3.75 in fifty shoulder subjects, and 3.80 in low back pain. In general, the degree of pain decreased as the number of healings increased. In particular, even after the first healing, the pain reduction of the subjects was high in arthritis, frozen shoulders, and low back pain. That is, there was a possibility of controlling pain with only one Qi-healing. Conclusions: Soojung Qi-therapy is one of the natural healing treatments because it reduces fast pains and accessible to handling anytime and anywhere. Conclusions: With Qi-therapy, arthritis, frozen shoulder, and lumbago patients almost recovered to their original shape. Therefore, Qi-therapy regarded as one of the useful natural healing therapies.

• Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
• /
• v.22 no.3
• /
• pp.116-119
• /
• 2018

Gout occurs mainly in monoarthritis and is found in more than 50% of cases in hallux of the foot. In addition, symptoms sometimes begin in the hand, wrist, and elbow, but they are rarely observed in the spine. The patient was referred for tuberculous polyarthritis due to antituberculosis drug failure. Inflammatory findings were observed in the lumbar, elbow, wrist, hand and foot areas. Surgery was performed on the foot area and a pathology diagnosis revealed gouty arthritis. We report this case with a review of the relevant literature.

• The Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine
• /
• v.4 no.1
• /
• pp.17-28
• /
• 2003

We experienced a patient(53-year-old female) with knee joint effusion, pain and stiffness who had not responded to steroid injection therapy, significantly improved by bee venom acupuncture in clinical symptom. And for a opinion that prohibited bee venom acupuncture on DM because of increasing serum glucose level by increasing serum cortisol level, we also experienced that serum glucose level of DM patient stabilized by bee Venom acupuncture treatments, so we report this case with literature review of articles.

• Proceedings of the EASDL Conference
• /
• 2003.04a
• /
• pp.81-82
• /
• 2003

국민소득 증대에 따른 사회경제 수준의 향상과 의학발달에 의해 평균 수명이 연장되었다. 이로 인한 인구의 노령화로 노인관련 질환 즉, 류마티스성 관절염, 심장질환 등과 같은 만성 퇴행성질환과 암 등 영양섭취의 불균형과 관련된 질병이 급증되었다. 최근 ROS(reactive oxygen species), PGs(prostaglandins), 및 NO(nitric oxide)가 각종 염증성 질환, 순환계 질환 및 암화 과정에 밀접한 연관이 있기 때문에 이들을 조절할 수 있는 식품류가 각종 질환의 예방을 목적으로 각광을 받고 있다.(중략)

• Journal of Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology
• /
• v.2 no.2
• /
• pp.86-93
• /
• 2007

Chronic inflammation has been known to have a close relationship with several diseases including periodontitis, colitis, hepatitis and arthritis. Recently anti-inflammatory agents have been developed from marine natural resources. In this study, Ecklonia cava (EC) was found to have anti-inflammatory effect. Ethanolic extract of EC belonging to brown algae exhibited an excellent inhibitory effect on the production of inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$, interleukin-$1{\beta}$, interleukin-6 and prostaglandin $E_2$ by RA W264.7 cells. Furthermore, in reporter gene assay and western blot analysis, EC extract exerted anti-inflammatory effect via inactivation of NF-${\kappa}B$ transcription factor that regulates the expression of these inflammatory mediators in macrophages. In addition, EC extract inhibited the activity of matrix metalloproteinase that play an important role in chronic inflammation. These results suggest that EC extract may provide a pharmaceutical potential in inhibiting chronic inflammation.

• Journal of muscle and joint health
• /
• v.19 no.2
• /
• pp.161-172
• /
• 2012

Purpose: This study was to identify the factors influencing depression among patients with degenerative arthritis after total knee arthroplasty. Methods: The subjects were 108 patients who admitted or visited K hospital in K city after total knee arthroplasty. Data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 18.0 program. Results: The level of depression was 2.72 with a possible range of 1 to 5. Social support was 3.71 out of a total score 5. Self-efficacy was 64.47 ranged from 10 to 100. Self-esteem was 2.59 ranged from 1 to 5. The associated factors with depression were marital status, length of illness, perceived health status, pain, social support, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Marital status, length of illness, and perceived health status accounted for 5.8% of depression. Next, all variables including pain, social support, self-efficacy and self-esteem accounted for 66.4% of depression. Conclusion: The level of depression among the subjects significantly be related to marital status, length of illness, perceived health status, pain, social support, self-efficacy and self-esteem. It indicates a need to develop nursing interventions for them to decrease depression and develop quality of life during recovery.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
• /
• v.27 no.1
• /
• pp.13-25
• /
• 1997

Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA), a chronic and systemic inflammatory disorder, is characterized by joint pain, swelling and stiffness. Patients with RA suffer from joint pain and overall pain. The painful and disabling consequences of RA are accompanied by a variety of affective, cognitive, and behavioral changes. The purpose of this paper was to explore and describe the life experiences of RA patients by eliciting verbal description of their experiences. Participants were nine persons who were diagnosed with RA, and had had it for more than six months. They were asked open ended and descriptive questions in order for them to talk about their experiences in their on terms. Interviews were tape recorded and transcribed verbatim. The transcripts were analyzed by Colaizzi method. From the protocols, 213 significant statements about life experience were organized into 83 formulating meanings which were then grouped into five theme clusters. The major themes that emgerged from the analysis were' Emotional Disturbances', 'Trying to Adapt to the Progress of Disease', 'Progress of Treatment'. 'Change of Role Performances', 'Experiences related to Family'. The result of this study showed that RA patients and families need nursing care based on a deep understanding of their lived experiences in everyday life. Nurses and other health workers must develop rehabilitation programs that focus on the pain control, functional independence and psychosocial factors.

• Journal of muscle and joint health
• /
• v.6 no.2
• /
• pp.242-252
• /
• 1999

The purpose of this study was to explore self management of pain by folk remedies in patient with chronic arthritis. The participant of this study were 90 volunteers who were visit C hospital and who want to counsel with researcher for their pain control by convenient sampling method. The results of this study were summarized as follows : The subjects were the 90 patients who had been diagnosed rehumatoid arthritis(52.5%)and osteoarthritis(47.8). 93.3% of participants were women. Mean age of participants was 53.7 and duration of arthritis was 7 years. Mean pain score was 5.5cm. Eighty five kinds of folk remedies were used for pain management. The mean cost for folk remedies was 3,723,207 won and the patients with rheumatoid arthritis paid to folk remedies as much as 3 times. The perceived effect score of pain management by folk remedies was 2.932(the range of perceived effect score were 0-10cm). Percentage of discontinue to use folk remedies was 82.8% and the major reason of discontinue to use folk remedies was no effect to pain control(50.4%). Some participants(30.5%) were experienced side effect such as exacerbation of pain(50.5%). In conculusion, chronic arthritis patients have been experienced various kind of folk remedies for the management of their pain. But the effect of pain control was very low. The important weakness of folk remedies were economical waste and loss of opportunity to treatment for arthritis. The nurse who care for arthritis should be teach about weakness of folk remedies for their pain control to the patients with arthritis.