• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.141-144
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to develop the auxiliary rehabilitation device for a patient of spinal curvature. The adolescent diopathic scoliosis(AIS) must be treated by rehabilitation brace if Cobb angle is $20^{\circ}{\sim}40^{\circ}$. The rehabilitation brace is consist of 4 vest and 2 hinge parts(hinge and couple bar) that give a force to the ribs. But thin and light hinge parts for young patient failed easily because of unusual movement of the upper body. We studied optimum design and structural analysis of hinge parts when it distorted by tensile and bending force. The specimen of hinge parts were tested to evaluate the failure strength. And we attached circuits with memory and sensor detecting pressure and displacement to recoding stress in hinge parts. These data are used to alarm the patient to stop unusual movement and understand the load history.

• The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.73-80
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• 2006

This study is designed to evaluate the effect of flexion-distraction technique for the patient with thoracic & lumbar disc and scoliosis. After flexion-distraction technique the. results of VAS of lumbago, orthopedics tests, cobb's angle were improved significantly. It is suggested that flexion-distraction technique might be effective for the patient with Thoracic & Lumbar Disc and Scoliosis.

• The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.77-84
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• 2010

Objectives : The propose of this study is to compare X-ray Cobb각 and clinical symptoms. Methods : Clinical datas were compared Cobb각 with X-ray Full spine A.P. and lateral view. Results : After treatment, One case, the L-spine Cobb각 correctability was 93.76%, the other case, the C-T spine Cobb각 correctability was 37.49%, the T-L spine Cobb각 correctability was 85.83%. Conclusions : The result suggest that chuna and acupuncture therapy was effective treatment on patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Also we experienced improvement of symptoms to this patient.

• The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.103-117
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• 2009

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.

• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.242-249
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• 2011

In this study, The degree of scoliosis, an algorithm that can automatically detect was developed. Developed system was used for X-ray imaging source. The formula for the degree of curvature of the spine of the S <0, and, L> 0 is satisfied with the condition $Y=SX^2+L$ is a function expression. X-axis length can be changed and applied equally in all spline function graph, and the slope is $S=-L/92^2$. The graph on the degree of scoliosis of the differential equation Y'= 2SX could see that the extracted spine wire for the classification and the classification of scoliosis, the degree is determined as the available algorithms.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.282-285
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• 2019

Scoliosis is a 3-dimensional spinal deformity defined as lateral curvature of the spine in the coronal plane of more than $10^{\circ}$. This study describes a case of functional scoliosis after hip injury. In this case, the patient fell whilst inline skating (June 2015) causing severe tilting of her spine, and left hip pain. She received outpatient treatment from July 14, 2015 to December 28, 2015. For approximately 5 months, acupuncture therapy was performed to relax the tension in both hips, Chuna therapy, and foot orthosis were applied to reduce the body's imbalance. Based on X-ray images, the Cobb angle had decreased from $14.73^{\circ}$ (pretreatment) to $1.90^{\circ}$ (posttreatment). This case report suggested that Korean medicine treatment could be an effective therapeutic choice for functional scoliosis.

• Asian Spine Journal
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.1127-1145
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• 2018

Several theories have been proposed to explain the etiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) until present. However, limited data are available regarding the impact of vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency on scoliosis. Previous studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are prevalent in adolescents, including AIS patients. A series of studies conducted in Hong Kong have shown that as many as 30% of these patients have osteopenia. The 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 level has been found to positively correlate with bone mineral density (BMD) in healthy adolescents and negatively with Cobb angle in AIS patients; therefore, vitamin D deficiency is believed to play a role in AIS pathogenesis. This study attempts to review the relevant literature on AIS etiology to examine the association of vitamin D and various current theories. Our review suggested that vitamin D deficiency is associated with several current etiological theories of AIS. We postulate that vitamin D deficiency and/or insufficiency affects AIS development by its effect on the regulation of fibrosis, postural control, and BMD. Subclinical deficiency of vitamin K2, a fat-soluble vitamin, is also prevalent in adolescents; therefore, it is possible that the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is related to decreased fat intake. Further studies are required to elucidate the possible role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis and clinical management of AIS.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.705-707
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• 2022

인체의 흉부 X-ray 영상으로부터 척추질환과 관련된 의료 진단지표를 자동으로 추출하는 과정을 위하여 흉추조직의 정확한 분할이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 HRNet 기반의 학습을 통하여 흉추조직을 분할하는 방법을 고찰한다. 분할 과정에서 영상 내의 상대적인 위치 정보가 효과적으로 반영될 수 있도록, 계층별로 영상의 고해상도의 표현이 그대로 유지되는 구조와 저해상도의 특징 지도로 변환되는 구조가 병렬적으로 연결되는 형태의 심층 신경망 모델을 채택하였다. 흉부 X-ray 영상에서 콥각도(Cobb's angle)를 산출하는 문제를 대상으로 흉추 분할을 위한 학습 방법, 진단지표 추출 방법 등을 소개하며, 부수적으로 피사체의 위치 변화 및 크기 변화 등에 강인한 성능을 제공하기 위하여 학습 데이터를 증강하는 방법론을 제시하였다. 총 145개의 영상을 사용한 실험을 통하여 제안된 이론의 타당성을 평가하였다.

• Journal of Convergence Korean Medicine
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.23-34
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• 2021

Objectives: This study aimed to review the effects of Daoyin exercise on scoliosis in clinical studies. Methods: In this study, we reviewed 9 electronic databases (Pubmed, CAJ, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CiNii, KISS, KMBASE, OASIS, ScienceON) on May 22, 2021. We included only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which evaluated the effect of Daoyin exercise on scolisos. The methodological quality of the included studies was checked using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Results: After screening, eight RCTs fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The results of the meta-analysis showed that Daoyin exercise improves the measurement value of Cobb's angle, SRS-22, pulmoary function, physiological curvature, muscle strength, effective rate in scoliosis patients. Conclusion: We concluded that Daoyin exercise has therapeutic effects in relief of imbalance, improvement of symptoms, improvement of function, muscle strength for scoliosis. However, the quality of the original articles was low and the number of papers included were few. Thus, to confirm these results, further well-designed RCTs should be conducted.