• Physical Therapy Korea
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.89-89
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• 2024

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.209-214
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• 2009

Objectives : The aim of this study was to develop search filters able to retrieve the South Korean scientific output and relating the fields of public health, preventive medicine, and physical education, activity, fitness, exercise and sport in MEDLINE between 2000 and 2007. Methods : The search filters were constructed and applied in MEDLINE accessed through PubMed according to the affiliation and subject. The language and place of publication were identified and the evaluation of the geographical filter performance was done. Results : The search format was successfully elaborated and applied, and the articles originated, published in Korea and/or abroad focusing on the fields of public health, preventive medicine, physical education, activity, fitness, exercise and sport, added to MEDLINE between 2000 and 2007 were retrieved. Publications in six languages originated in South Korea were detected. Conclusions : A geographic search filter determined the South Korean research output, and combined with additional filters focused on specific areas. The dynamics of the scientific output followed an increased evolution in all categories. Articles were written mainly in English/Korean. Further research is recommended on developing search strategies in order to retrieve precise and reliable information.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.155-159
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• 2006

Purpose : The purpose of this study investigate method and effect of traditional hydrotherapy and therapeutic hydrotherapy. Methods : This is a literature study with books, seminar note and study for traditional hydrotherapy and therapeutic hydrotherapy. Results : Traditional hydrotherapy in Korea include balneotherapy, medicine herbs bathing therapy, hand and foot hot bath therapy, contrast bath. Therapeutic hydrotherapy include whilpool bath, Hubbard bath, contrast bath, pool bath using mechanical stimulation. Conclusion : Traditional hydrotherapy was static approach method with using water in motion, thermodynamics and water at rest. Therefore in modem hydrotherapy need more dynamic activities in the water. We need scientific research to prove effectiveness of physical therapy and traditional therapy which are known to everybody recently.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.38-45
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• 2009

Purpose: The congenital muscular torticollis is a neck deformity involving shortening of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, which is detected at birth or shortly after birth. This childhood disease is the third most common congenital musculoskeletal anomaly. The indication for surgery is a persistent head tilt with dificit of passive rotation and lateral bending of the neck and a tight band or tumor in the sternocleidomastoid muscle even after physical therapy. The purpose of this article is to report surgical outcomes with patients who had no or little response to physical therapy. Methods: Surgery was performed on 29 patients and their average age was 4.1 years (from 6 months to 20.1 years). The unipolar open release and partial myectomy were done in 28 cases and the muscle lengthening was done in 1 case. Physical therapy was started from postoperative seventh day. Follow - up period was ranged from 2 months to 5.4 years(mean follow - up, 20.4 months). Result: There were neither rotation nor lateral bending deficit after surgical treatment. Mild head tilt was noticed in 3 cases and residual bend was observed in 4 cases. The subjective assessments of surgical results by parents were excellent. Conclusion: Our surgical outcome encourages the surgical treatment of congenital muscular torticollis for patients who failed to respond to physical therapy.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.237-241
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• 2007

Purpose : The purpose of this study investigate method and effect of Hwangtoh as Korean traditional therapy. Methods : This is literature study with books, and thesis for Korean traditional Hwangtoh therapy. Result : The physical therapy that is in use nowadays, especially thermotherapy has been around since human started to live on the earth. This primitive Korean traditional physical therapy with Hwangtoh have used in common. Historical records show that some kings in those days recommended to their men these methods to treat any chronic disease or illness. This was often thought of as positive means of treatment. Conclusion : Korean traditional physical therapy has been developed, and its scientific effects have been proven. Korean traditional physical therapy is used extensively in hospital and clinics to treat many kinds of diseases and illness and need for scientifical research and data regarding any unproven physical therapy technique.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.369-370
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• 2021

• Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.161-168
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• 2006

Purpose : The purpose of this study was carried out to review for hydrotherapy, phototherapy, cupping therapy, therapeutic touch and massage as a Korean traditional physical therapy. Methods : This is literature study with books, and thesis. Results : The physical therapy that is in use nowadays has been around since human being started to live on the earth. In primitive times, when men were injured while hunting, they washed the wound in clinic water and dried it out in the sunshine, they also soaked their bodies in hot springs to decrease physical fatigue, Heating of injured tissue has been used for centuries for pain relief and muscle spasm. Conclusion : Korean traditional physical therapy has been developed and its scientific effects has been proven, It is required, to continue to carry out studying on this field.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.139-146
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• 2006

Purpose : This study is to understand the reactive oxygen which is expected to be a causative factor of aging condition including dementia, atherosclerosis, even cancer. Methods : The reactive oxygen is generated usually when people do very hard exercise or is under severe stressful situation or in unhealthy environment and as a protective reaction to reactive oxygen, human body releases antioxidant enzyme systems like superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPX), glutathion-S-transferase (GST) and non-enzymetic antioxidant systems like glutathione, ascorbate, $\beta$-carotene, vitimin E. Results : Nowadays, we are getting more interested in the generation of reactive oxygen especially in the area of physical education, food and nutrition, alternative medicine etc. Conclusion : The study of reactive oxygen in patients with musculoskeletal disease is also required and among various physical therapeutic approaches, the method of general coordinative manipulation is considered more necessary.

• Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.49-62
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• 2008

Objectives Physical activity is known to be beneficial to prevent weight gain and to be physically healthy. In this study, we tried to find out the relationship between body composition with physical activity. Methods International Physical Activity Questionnaire(IPAQ)-short form was given to premenopausal women aged 20~55 and BMI${\geq}23\;kg/m^2$. Subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue of the subjects by CT scanning was obtainedin a single slice. They were given written consent and this study is performed under the permission of institutional review board of Kyung Hee East-west Neo Medical Center. Results The mean of physical activity of total subjects was 1935.18 MET-min/week(n=63). When three groups of physical activity pattern(inactive, minimally active, and HEPA(Health-enhancing physical activity) active) was analyzed, all of them were heavily relied on the activity intensities of walking. The VSR(visceral/Subcutaneous adipose tissue Ratio) was correlated with total physical activity in vigorous activity group. Conclusions The physical activity of Korean obese and overweight women was on the average, but the vigorous activity is thought to be necessary. The vigorous physical activity was related with visceral adipose tissue.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.427-433
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• 2008

Objectives: This study was performed to assess the association between physical activity and the clustering of metabolic abnormalities among Korean children. The effect of substituting moderate to vigorous physical activity for the time spent in inactivity was examined as well. Methods: The study subjects were comprised of 692 (354 boys, 338 girls) 4th grade elementary school students. We used a modified form of the physical activity questionnaire that was developed in the Five-City Project. The subjects with clustering of metabolic abnormalities were defined as having two or more of the following five characteristics: waist circumference ${\geq}90\;%$, systolic or diastolic blood pressure ${\geq}90\;%$, fasting glucose ${\geq}110\;mg/dl$, triglycerides ${\geq}110\;mg/dl$ and HDL cholesterol ${\geq}40\;mg/dl$. We calculated the odds ratios to assess the effect of substituting moderate to vigorous physical activity for time spent in inactivity. Results: The risk of clustered metabolic abnormalities was inversely correlated with the increased time spent on moderate to vigorous physical activity, but the correlation was not significant. The odds ratio for clustering of metabolic abnormalities that represented the effect of substituting moderate to vigorous physical activity for 30minutes of sedentary activity was 0.87(95% Cl=0.76-1.01). Conclusions: These findings suggest that substituting moderate to vigorous physical activity for sedentary activity could decrease the risk of clustered metabolic abnormalities.