• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.213-223
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• 2013

Objectives Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reason for people in Korea to visit Korean medical institutions. To assess actual amounts of use in the treatment of LBP in Korean medicine and to provide objective base line data for policy decision making, research regarding the current state of LBP patients' treatment in Korean medical institutions are in need. Methods The current study was designed as a retrospective chart review to investigate descriptive characteristics of LBP patients. The clinical records of 304 patients who were hospitalized for the treatment of LBP in Korean rehabilitation medicine inpatient clinics of five different Korean medicine hospitals were analyzed. The percentage of patient characteristics such as sex, age, average duration of admission, insurance type, diagnosed LBP related disease code, and rates of interventions applied were assessed. Results 1. The female sex was significantly predominant among patients with LBP : 105 patients (34.5%) were male and 199 patients (65.5%) were female. Percentage of the patients' age appeared as followed : 76 people (25.0%) were in their 50s, 64 people (21.1%) were in their 40s, 51 people (16.8%) were in their 30s, 37 people (12.2%) were in their 60s, and 33 people (10.9%) were in their 70s. Approximately half of the total LBP patients investigated were older than 50. 2. The average duration of admission was 16.2 days. Approximately one third (30.3%) of the patients were hospitalized for 8 to 14 days. 3. Female patients tended to stay admitted in hospitals slightly longer than male patients. Elderly (age 60~79) patients stayed in hospitals longer (17.8 days) compared to younger (age 20~39) patients (13.5 days). 4. More than half of the patients (171 cases, 56.3%) had their hospital bills covered with automobile insurance. 40.1% (122 cases) of the patients had medical insurance to cover their hospital bills. The average duration of admission of patients who had automobile insurance was 14.2 days, while that of the patients who had medical insurance was 18.4 days. 5. "Sprain and strain of the lumbar spine and pelvis" was the most commonly used (195 cases, 64.1%) disease code in patients with LBP. Patients diagnosed as "lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy" required the longest admission duration (22.1 days). 6. Herbal medication was applied to all of the patients during admission. Acupuncture was applied to all of the patients except one case diagnosed as spinal stenosis. Physical therapy, cupping therapy, moxibustion therapy, chuna therapy, and pharmacopuncture therapy were applied to 94.7, 92.8, 85.2, 83.9, and 49.7% of the patients, respectively. 7. There were certain differences among Korean medicine hospitals in terms of the LBP patients' duration of admission, type of insurance, frequency of the disease code use, type of intervention applied. Conclusions It is thought that the current study can be used as reference data in assessing the current state of LBP treatment in Korean rehabilitation medicine and a basis for future research. Provided improvements of certain limitations of the current study in future researches, such data would act as better base line data in policy decision making.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.535-542
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• 2012

본 연구는 2011년부터 2012년까지 주로 남부지방에서 재배되고 있는 민간실천 유기농법 6종에 대한 유기 벼 재배기술체계를 조사하여 우수농법은 영농활용자료로 보급코자 벼 유기농법 유형별 재배면적, 농가수, 품종, 작부체계, 토양관리, 시비, 병충해 잡초방제, 환경보전기능 및 10a당 수량과 농가수취가격 등을 조사 하였다. 전남북, 경남 등 남부 지방 8개시군 115농가를 대상으로 현지방문 또는 설문조사를 실시하였다. 조사 결과 벼 유기농법별 기술체계는 최대한 무투입(방임) 또는 최소투입을 원칙으로 하고 있었다. 작부체계는 대부분 맥류/녹비작물/벼를 경운 또는 무경운으로 재배하고, 품종은 일본도입 품종이나 그 지방 장려품종 중에서 선택 혼합되어 재배하고 있었다. 토양관리는 일체 시비하지 않고 볏짚, 보리짚을 그대로 이용하거나, 자가제조 퇴 액비나 토착미생물을 이용하고, 병충해 방제는 일체 무방제 하거나 친환경유기농자재를 구입사용 또는 천연식물추출물, 토착미생물, 한방제 등을 자가제조 사용하였다. 제초는 맥류 짚을 활용하거나, 왕우렁이를 이용하였다. 긴꼬리 투구새우 및 풍년새우 복원 및 메뚜기 다발생 등으로 보아 환경생태보전기능은 조사농법 모두 우수 한 것으로 판명 되었다. 10a당 생산수량은 생명환경농법>자연순환농법>스테비아농법>지장농법>예술자연농법>태평농법 순이었으나, kg당 농가수취가격은 반대의 경향을 나타내어 단순 수익성은 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 조사 농법 모두 관행농법에 비해 수량성은 낮았다. 재배안전성은 스테비아농법, 자연순환농법, 생명환경농법은 비교적 높았고 태평농법, 예술자연농법 및 지장농법은 비교적 낮았다. 본 연구결과로 볼 때 재배안전성 및 실천용이성 등을 고려할 경우 스테비아, 자연순환, 생명환경 농법은 농가활용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.120-127
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• 2009

Objectives: Sahyangsohapwon (SS) is a herbal medication that has been widely used with circulatory and neural diseases. This study was conducted to assess the effect of SS on the autonomic nervous system by using heart rate variability measurement. Methods: The eligible subjects were enrolled from the healthy male group of ages 20 to 35 years. They were divided into two groups, the SS group (n=26) and the control (n=24). We monitored the ECG of subjects from the time period 14:00 to 18:00. In the SS group, subjects were administered with a dose of SS at the time 15:00, whereas the control group had none. For each hour HRV measurement was monitored every 15 minutes for 512 seconds from the time period 14:00 to 18:00. The mean value, which was calculated using the 4 values during each hour (i.e. 14:00, 14:15, 14:30, 14:45), was used as the representative value for each individual hour. For the measurement values, RR-interval and SDNN (standard deviation of the NN intervals) were used as time domain analysis, and HF (high frequency), LF (low frequency), and LF/HF ratio were used as frequency domain analysis. Results: The LF value showed an increase after one hour of SS administration and showed gradual diminution for each and every hour. The repeated measures of ANOVA for the comparison of the LF value between the SS group and the control group showed significant differences. While, RR interval, SDNN, HF, and LF/HF ratio values showed no significant differences between the two groups. Conclusions: We suggest that the SS might be useful for stabilizing autonomic nervous system by inhibiting sympathetic nerve activation in healthy people.