• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.203-209
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• 2014

Background: Coal mining is of significant economic importance to the Australian economy. Despite this fact, the related workforce is subjected to a number of psychosocial risks and musculoskeletal injury, and various psychological disorders are common among this population group. Because only limited research has been conducted in this population group, we sought to examine the relationship between physical (pain) and psychological (distress) factors, as well as the effects of various demographic, lifestyle, and fatigue indicators on this relationship. Methods: Coal miners (N = 231) participated in a survey of musculoskeletal pain and distress on-site during their work shifts. Participants also provided demographic information (job type, age, experience in the industry, and body mass index) and responded to questions about exercise and sleep quality (on-and off-shift) as well as physical and mental tiredness after work. Results: A total of 177 workers (80.5%) reported experiencing pain in at least one region of their body. The majority of the sample population (61.9%) was classified as having low-level distress, 28.4% had scores indicating mild to moderate distress, and 9.6% had scores indicating high levels of distress. Both number of pain regions and job type (being an operator) significantly predicted distress. Higher distress score was also associated with greater absenteeism in workers who reported lower back pain. In addition, perceived sleep quality during work periods partially mediated the relationship between pain and distress. Conclusion: The study findings support the existence of widespread musculoskeletal pain among the coal-mining workforce, and this pain is associated with increased psychological distress. Operators (truck drivers) and workers reporting poor sleep quality during work periods are most likely to report increased distress, which highlights the importance of supporting the mining workforce for sustained productivity.

• 재활복지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.59-75
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• 2017

본 연구는 장애인운동선수들의 스포츠상해유형에 대하여 알아봄으로써 장애인 운동선수들의 상해 예방 및 치료, 관리, 운영방안에 기초적 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 2015년에 전국장애인체육대회에 참가한 선수 171명을 대상으로 스포츠상해관련 설문을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 상해 부위는 어깨, 손가락, 손목 순으로 상해 빈도가 가장 높았으며, 상해 유형으로는 타박상, 근육통, 염좌 순으로 높게 나타났다. 생해기전으로는 선수들과의 접촉, 기구와의 접촉으로 인한 상해가 가장 많이 발생되었다. 상해발생원인으로는 과도한 승부욕으로 인한 상해 발생가 가장 많았으며, 게임 중에 가장 많이 부상을 당한다고 하였다. 만성적 통증 부위 역시 어깨가 가장 많았으며 다음으로는 대퇴, 손목 순으로 나타났다. 상해 직후 처치는 감독이나 코치, 자가 치료가 순으로 가장 많았으며 치료는 파스나 스프레이를 이용한 치료방법이 가장 많았으며, 치료방법은 물리치료가 가장 많았다. 상해 예방방법으로 준비운동과 정리이 필요하다는 응답이 가장 많았으며 그 다음으로는 체력 훈련이 필요하다고 응답하였다. 이상의 결과를 통해, 장애인 선수들의 상해 예방 및 치료, 관리를 위한 체계적이고, 과학적인 체력관리 및 재활훈련 프로그램 제공을 위한 후속연구가 필요하다.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.245-252
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• 2022

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the abdominal muscle activity difference while performing the abdominal bracing technique focusing on inspiration (abdominal bracing group), the general abdominal bracing technique (general bracing group), and the abdominal hollowing technique (abdominal hallowing group) Design: A cross-sectional study design. Methods: Thirty-three healthy participants were recruited for this study. The participants were allocated to 3 different groups; Abdominal bracing group, general bracing group, and abdominal hallowing group. The surface electromyography was placed over the rectus abdominis, external oblique, and internal oblique muscles to collect the activation of abdominal muscles during the trial. Results: The muscle activity of the abdominal bracing group and general bracing groups was significantly higher in all abdominal muscles than in the abdominal hollowing group (p<0.05) Both rectus abdominis and external oblique muscles showed higher muscle activations in the abdominal bracing group over the general bracing group (p<0.05). However, the ratio of bilateral external obliques and rectus abdominis to bilateral internal obliques was highest when the hollowing technique was applied (p<0.05). Conclusions: The results of study showed the abdominal bracing technique that emphasized inhalation rather than the abdominal hollowing technique or general abdominal bracing technique increased the activity of the abdominal muscles. Therefore, this study is considered to be a data for effective training if the abdominal bracing technique that emphasizes inhalation is applied as a method to increase the activation of the abdominal muscles.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.127-138
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• 2008

Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate the general distribution and the efficacy of oriental medical treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation. Subjects and Methods : The 137 patients who had a diagnosis of HIVD by Lumbar-CT of Lumbar-MRI and admitted to Dunsan oriental medical hospital in Daejon university from January 2005 to December 2007 were observed. They were analyzed according to the distribution of sex, age, the period of disease, causing factor, The patient-condition on admission, the symptom on admission, Admission day, Herniation type of the disc and the treatment efficacy was evaluated respectively. Results : 1. Male was more than female in the ratio of 1 : 1.174, and forties 28% the most, the acutest phase 48% the most, reason unknown 30% the most, Grade III 42% the most, Back and Leg radiate pain 65% the most, the day of 6-10 29% the most, protruded disc type 48% the most. 2. In the total treatment result, the good was 48%, the excellent 28%, the fair 15%, the poor 9% in order. 3. the "effective rate"(the percentage of positive effective treatment case) of each distribution, the thirties and fifties 100% the most, subacute phase 100% the most, exercise, traffic accident 100% the most respectively, Grade III 93% the most, only low back pain 97% the most, the day of 16-20 100% the most, Extruded disc 100% the most. Conclusions : Total effective rate was 91%. We have Known the efficacy of oriental medical treatment for HIVD, was good and early treatment was better than late treatment.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.270-278
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• 2011

이 연구는 20대와 40대의 급성과 만성 요통환자를 대상으로 척추 주위근육의 단면도를 비교하는 것이다. 20대(남자-9, 여자-10)와 40대(남자-8, 여자9)의 대상자들은 MRI로 요추(4번 하부 종단판) 단면도의 척추주위근육(장요근, 다열근, 척추기립근)들의 크기를 PACS(free-handling technique of the picture archiving and communication system(PACS)을 이용하여 측정하였다. 연구 결과 20대 급성과 만성 요통 환자들의 척추 주위근들의 차이는 통계학적으로 유의성이 없게 나타났으나, 40대 급성과 만성 요통환자들의 척추 주위근들의 차이는 만성 요통환자들이 근 위축이 통계학적으로 유의성 있게 나타났다. 또한 20대와 40대의 만성요통환자 척추 주위근들의 차이도 40대 만성요통 환자들에게 유의성 있게 나타났다. 연구에서 20대 만성환자들의 근 위축은 나타나지 않았으나 40대 만성환자들은 다양한 이유로 근 위축이 나타났다. 따라서 40대의 만성 요통환자들은 조기의 다양한 요부 근력 운동 및 기능적 활동 등으로 허리 주위근육의 위축을 감소시키는 것이 필요하다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.831-842
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• 1997

The purpose of the study was to test the reliability and validity of the Korean version of Task Self-Efficacy Scale for activities of dally living (ADL). The Task Self-Efficacy Scale was developed by Roberts(1996) for low-intensity exercise study with older people to predict their performance of ADL. The scale was translated and back translated by bilingual persons, and then was modified to resolve variations in the translations. The Korean version of Self-Efficacy Scale for ADL was then administered to 193 elderly people including 95 hospitalized patients and 98 outpatients or healthy people. Face to face interview was used to fill out the structured questionnaire, and each interview took approximately 30 minutes. The subjects for the study were 80 women and 112 men with an age range of 65 to 95 years(M=71 years) of whom 82.6% classified themselves as moderate or quite active Most subjects(80.2%) had an education level of elementary school or less. The Self-Efficacy Scale for ADL is measured on a 0 to 10 VAS, assessing three areas of ADL : self care activities, household tasks, and motor tasks. The higher the score is, the higher person's confidence in performing ADL. Psychometric testing revealed that the scale was found to be internally consistent, showing a Cronbach's alpha of .97 The scale was significantly correlated with subjects' level of activity and subjective assessment of their health status. Moderate correlation with health-related hardiness scale also supported the validity. Factor analysis was performed to confirm whether the scale represents the three sub-areas as suggested in the literature. The results of the factor analysis led to a three factor solution according to Kaiser's criterion, but the items were not strongly and cleanly loaded for the third factor. This can be explained in that, among the three sub-ADL areas of the self-efficacy scale, the areas of self care activities and household tasks seem to have similar levels of difficulty in performance with not enough differences for the self-efficacy scale to distinguish between the two areas. Therefore, one factor solution was suggested since ADL can be seen as a unit of activities at similar level of difficulty in performance. One factor solution explained 68.1% of variance of the 19-item scale and all items were correlated over .6 with the factor, showing that the selected factor solution fits the model. The results indicated that the Korean version of Task Self-Efficacy Scale for ADL was reliable and valid in producing useful information to evaluate the effects of various interventions toward promoting health and quality of life for elderly people.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.29-40
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to compare the muscle activity during a push-up on a suspension sling and a fixed support at the same level. Tests were performed on 15 male subjects. Electromyography using a surface EMG recorded the activity of the triceps, pectoralis major, and internal and external oblique muscles during each push-up. EMG activity was recorded at 0, 45, and 90 degrees of elbow flexion in the push-up position on a suspension sling or a fixed support at the same height above the floor (30 cm). The testing order was selected randomly. The subjects were asked to maintain the push-up position with straight knees, hips, and trunk for 5 seconds at each elbow angle. The mean root mean square (RMS) of EMG activity was calculated. EMG activity was normalized using the maximum voluntary isometric contractιn elicited using a manual muscle testing technique. Two-factor repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the average RMS value of EMG activity for each condition. The EMG activity for the pectoralis major, and internal and external oblique muscles during a push-up on a sling was significantly higher than on a fixed support at all angles of elbow flexion (p<.01). There were significant differences in the EMG activity of the pectoralis major and triceps brachii muscles at difference angles of elbow flexion (p<.05). The pectoralis major muscle had the highest EMG activity at 90 degrees of elbow flexion on both the sling and fixed support. The triceps brachii muscle had the highest EMG activity at 45 degrees of elbow flexion on both the sling and fixed support. The internal and external oblique muscles had the highest EMG activity at 0 degrees of elbow flexion, although the difference with angle of flexion was not significant. These results suggest that to improve proximal and trunk stability and muscle strength, push-ups are more useful when performed on a suspension sling than On a fixed support.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.219-225
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• 2020

인구고령화에 따라 노인의 근골격계질환의 유병률이 계속해서 증가하고 있다. 또한 근골격계질환은 2015년 기준으로 산재보험 보상급여에서 업무상질병 중 상위 세 번째로 사회 및 경제적 손실을 초래한 질환으로서 근로자들에게도 많이 발생하는 질병이다. 본 연구에서는 허리의 근골격계질환의 예방과 치료에 보조할 수 있는 조끼를 제작하여 실험을 통해 그 효과의 유무를 확인하고자 한다. 허리부분의 질환은 코어근육과 밀접한 연관이 있다. 따라서 제작한 조끼는 코어근육을 지지해 주는 형태로 제작하였다. 효과 검증을 위해 조끼의 착용 전과 후에 허리 신전 운동인 멕켄지 운동을 10회 실시하면서 코어근육에 해당되는 배속빗근(내복사근, Internal oblique), 배곧은근(복직근, Rectus abdominis), 척추세움근(척추기립근, Erector spinae)의 근전도 데이터를 수집하고 수집한 데이터를 근전도 분석 프로그램인RM-3를 통해 분석하여 각 근육의 10회 측정 시 RMS값을 구하고 그 평균값을 비교하는 실험을 진행했다. 데이터비교 이후 유의성 검증을 위해 PASW ver18.0을 통해 측정결과의 기술통계치 산출과 평균차를 검증하고, 실험 결과치에 대응표본 T검정을 시행하여 통계 처리를 했다. 통계분석의 유의 수준은 α=.05로 설정하고 통계처리를 진행하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.3500-3512
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 결혼이주 여성의 건강행태, 건강상태, 보건의료 이용 실태를 출신 국가에 따라 비교 분석하는 것이다. 연구 대상은 충청북도 7개 지역 다문화센터에 등록되어 있는 결혼이주 여성 171명이며, 자료수집은 7개 언어로 번역된 구조화된 설문지를 활용하여 2010년 9월~11월까지 3개월간 실시하였다. 결혼이주 여성의 출신 국가에 따라 비교한 결과, 건강행태에서는 고강도 운동, 걷기 운동, 체중조절, 아침식사 횟수가 차이를 보였고, 건강상태에서는 요통 발생율과 비만도가 차이가 있었으며, 보건의료 이용에서는 건강검진 경험, 주이용 의료기관, 의료기관 미방문 이유에 있어서 차이가 나타났다. 본 연구결과를 근거로 결혼이주 여성의 건강 정책을 수립한다면 결혼이주 여성에게 가장 적절한 보건의료서비스를 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.91-101
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• 2007

Purpose: The present study intended to reveal the association between the physique of adolescent women and dysmenorrhea, and the factors related to the frequency of dysmenorrhea. Methods: The study subjects included 511 girls of a women's high school in Daejeon city and they were, during the period of March 1st through April 30th, 2005, given self-administered questionnaires about frequency of menstruation, age, physique, exercise, and such menstruation-related items as age of menarche, menstrual period and days, and amount. Results: As with the frequency of dysmenorrhea, 38.4% experienced it 「always」, 44.6% 「occasionally」, and 17.0% 「almost scarcely」, and those with dysmenorrhea accounted for 83.0% of the subjects. The frequency of dysmenorrhea was not significant difference according to the BMI and HPI. However, the lower the age of menarche and the greater the amount of menstrual flow, the more frequent dysmenorrhea. The symptoms of dysmenorrhea included the highest frequency of low back pain(68.5%) and it was followed by abdominal pain(65.9%), sensibility(54.0%), fatigue(51.7%), and nervousness(49.5%). These accompanied symptoms tended to be worse as the frequency of dysmenorrhea increased. The multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the relative risk of frequency of dysmenorrhea is 2.2 times in age of 14, by a standard age of 15 as menarchial age, 2.2 in 13, and 3.1 in below 12. The menstrual days was 3.0 times in both below 2 days and over 8 days with the standard days of 3-7 days. The menstrual amount was 1.9 times in the group with a greater amount of menstrual bleeding and 1.5 times in the group with a less amount than the normal group, respectively. Conclusion: The above results suggest that the rate of experiencing dysmenorrhea was up to 83.0% and 38.4% from these had dysmenorrhea upon every menstruation. It is thought that dysmenorrhea could be a great disadvantage sufficient to impair optimal health to a larger body of school girls. Further, for quality of life, it is required that more fundamental strategies instead of pain killers or others for palliation of dysmenorrhea would be established among adolescents.