• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.48-58
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• 2004

Purpose: To identify the factors which are related to compensated low back pain disability. These include individual. workplace. economic and injury factors. Method: Data collection was performed at 13 office of Korea Labor Welfare Corporation and 29 hospitals from 23th June to 4th August 2003. This study used 212 workers with compensated low back pain. Result: From the bivariate analysis, industry kind, type of employment, rest schedule, Job control, compensation, payment of company, diagnosis, cause of occupational injury, duration of compensated low back pain, pattern of pain, operation, other injury is related to low back pain disability. From the multiple regression analysis, rest schedule, compensation, diagnosis, pattern of pain, other injury have statistically significant effect on the low back pain disability. Conclusion: In order to reduce low back pain disability, occupational rehabilitation nursing intervention is necessary to workers with compensated low back pain.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.15-31
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• 2000

The aim was to evaluate the prevailing ergonomic and psychosocial conditions regarding low back injury in an automobile assembly system. This study consisted of two parts. In the first part of the study, analytic biomechanical model and NIOSH guidelines were applied to evaluate risk levels of low back injury for automobile assembly jobs. Total of 246 workers were analysed. There were 20 jobs having greater back compressive forces than 300kg at L5/S1. Also, there were 44 jobs over Action Limit with respect to 1981 NIOSH guidelines. This might in part be explained by the ergonomic conditions of the company analysed generally being good, with a relatively low duration of 'combined' extreme work posture. The relationship between psychosocial factors and low back injury was examined in the second part of the study. It has recently been recognized that overall reaction to working conditions was influenced by a range of factors, some of which were physical and some psychosocial. The psychosocial environment surrounding the work place may contribute to the perception of risk and eventual ill-health. A battery of questionnaires concerning the psychosocial stress based on PWI(Psychosocial Well-being Index) and musculoskeletal pain symptoms at low back was completed by 246 workers at the same plant. Results showed that 207 out 246 workers experienced the symptoms and 27 workers were diagnosed as patients. Two groups(low stressed, high stressed) based on PWI score had no significant relationships with both symptoms and results of diagnosis. However, sensitivities for symptoms and diagnosis by PWI were 91.3% and 92.6% respectively. Finally, relationships between physical work load and psychosocial stress were analysed. Specifically, some postural factors {vertical deviation angle of forearm, horizontal deviation angle of upperarm, vertical deviation angle of thigh, etc) were highly correlated with psychosocial stress. The results illustrated that PWI scores were associated with some physical workloads. However, psychosocial stress levels couldn't be well related with the pain symptom as well as the actual incidence of low back injury since pain or discomfort regarding low back injury were more complex than that of other musculoskeletal disorders.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.40-52
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• 2000

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevailing ergonomic conditions regarding low back injury in an assembly factory, In this study, analytic biomechanical model and NIOSH guidelines were applied to evaluate risk levels of low back injury for automobile assembly jobs. Total of 246 workers were analysed. There were 10 jobs with greater back compressive forces than 350kg at L5/S1. Also there were 44 jobs over Action Limit in terms of 1981 NIOSH guidelines. This could in part be explained by the ergonomic conditions of the companys analysed as not hazardous, with a relatively low duration of 'combined' extreme work posture. However, more ergonomic intervention could be done based on those results.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제15권26호
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• pp.125-136
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• 1992

Primary prevention of low back injury in industry has focused on assessing the person's ability to perform physical labor. If the job to be performed is known to require lifting and moving of materials which could stress the low back, then special consideration is given to the health and functional capability of the person, s back. The major pursuit in lifting task of research is to provide objective criteria based upon all of the relevant mechanical parameters which describe both man art task so as to minimize the probabilities of injury within the economic constraints of each organization. The purpose of this study is to predict the back compression of persons asked to lift objects while assuming different position by computer simulation. The primary result of this study is that the incidence of low back injury is correlated with higher lifting strenth requirements as determined by assessment of both the location and magnitude of the load lifted. It is, therefore, recommended that load lifting be considered potentially hazardous, and the action limit and the maximum permissiable limit be used to guide corrective action.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.186-196
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• 2007

1991년 2월부터 8월까지 7개월간 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원에 근무하는 여성 471명을 대상으로 요통 발생에 대한 역학적 설문조사를 실시하고 그 자료를 분석한 결과는 다음과 같았다. 1. 배선원과 조리사 및 교환수에서 요통의 발생빈도가 타 직종에 비해 높았다. 2. 요통의 발생 빈도는 정신 신체 증상의 발현빈도에 주로 관계하였고 부분적으로는 미는 형태의 작업에 관계하였다. 3. 요통에 의한 근무의 지장정도는 드는 형태의 작업 혹은 육체적 노동량이 증가할수록 증가하였고, 정신 신체증상의 발현빈도 및 근무에 대한 불만의 정도와 관계가 있었다. 4. 사소한 요부 손상 혹은 불안정성은 주로 걷는 작업이 긴 형태 혹은 육체적 노동량이 많을수록 증가하였고, 사무적인 작업에서는 감소하였다. 또한 높은 연령과 밀접한 관계가 있었으며 부분적으로는 정신 신체증상의 발현빈도와 관계가 있었다. 이상의 설문지 조사를 통한 역학적 조사를 시행한 결과 요통의 발생 및 이로 인한 장애는 정신 신체적인 요소와 작업의 형태가 관계하여, 이의 예방 및 치료를 위해서는 작업에 대한 인간공학적인 연구 등을 통한 보다 합리적인 접근법이 요구되고 정신적인 인자에 대한 보다 다각적인 접근이 요구되었다. 또한 요부손상은 연령 등의 생리적 요소가 관계하며 이에 대한 보다 합리적인 대처가 요구 되었다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.347-357
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• 1996

Although occupational low back pain accounts for $20\sim40%$ of all occupational illness and injury, there are limited numbers of studies regarding the effectiveness of back school program. The objective of this study was to evaluate the economic benefit of back school program for early return to work of occupational low back pain patients in the current occupational injury compensation and management system. The cost-benefit analysis in this study was conducted to evaluate the relative magnitude of benefit to cost. The total cost was estimated by calculating the value of components in back school program according to governmental budget protocol. The back school program was consisted of three major approaches, pain center, work-hardening program and funcional restoration program and each of components had various facilities and experts. The total amount of cost was estimated as 250,866,220 won per year. The most promising type of back school program were quite intensive (a 3 to 5-week stay in a specialized center), therefore, if we adopted the 5-week stay course, 10 courses could be held in a year. Following to the medical act, 20 patients per doctor could participate in a each course, ie, total 200 patients in a year. As a result, we could estimate the cost of 1,254,331 won a patient. We estimated the benefit by using data of a few local labor offices about average medical treatment beneficiary and off-duty beneficiary of 46 occupational low back pain patients in 1994. Ullman and Larsson (1977) mentioned that the group of chronic low back pain patients who participated in back school program needed less time to recover by 48.4% of beneficiary duration. And in the trying to estimate the benefit, we asked 10 rehabilitation board certificate doctors about reduction proportion of treatment cost by introducing back school program. The answered reduction proportions were in the range of $30\sim45%$, average 39%. As a final result, we could see that the introduction of back school program in treatment of chronic occupational low back pain patients could produce the benefit to cost ratio as 3.90 and 6.28. And we could conclude that the introduction of back school program was beneficial to current occupational injury compensation and management system.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.484-490
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was aimed to investigate the impact of job stress on low back symptoms among Clinical nurses (CNs) in university hospital. Methods: A total of 322 CNs employed in a hospital in Seoul were interviewed by a well-trained interviewer using the structured questionnaire. Data collected for this study includes demographics, social and work characteristics, low back symptoms, and job stress. To test the impact of job stress on low back symptoms, we used multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: The prevalence of low back symptoms was 25.8% in this study. Low back symptoms differed significantly by factors, such as physical work burden, past history of injury and work duration. Also low back symptoms differed significantly by organizational system among independent variables of job stress. In a multiple logistic regression analysis, the odds ratio of organizational system to low back symptoms was 2.07 after an adjustment. Conclusion: This study showed that organizational system among job stress was a significant variable in explaining low back symptoms. We suggest the improvement of organizational system category as a preventive strategy for low back pain in CNs working in hospital.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2004

The concept of segmental stabilization has been one of the most exciting advancements in the field of physical therapy. Specific deep stabilizing muscle have proven to reverse motor control deficits that occurs after back injury. After an injury, a new motor programming strategy is adopted and there is excessive recruitment of the large , strong , global muscular system works instead of small segmental deep muscle recruitment for stability. Many physical therapists and doctors mistakenly prescribe therapeutic exercise for low back pain to use larger, superficial musculature to strengthen the spine for stability and pain control. But motor control coordination of local segmental muscle is actually the key to stability and pain control, not strengthening of global muscle. A recent focus in physiotherapy management of patients with chronic back pain has been the specific training of muscles surrounding the lumbar spine whose primary role is considered to be the provision of dynamic stability and segmental control to the spine. These are the deep transverse abdominis muscle and lumbar multifudus.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2008

Purpose : The purpose of this study was carried out to review the correlation between foot shape(supination foot, pronation foot) and low back pain, hip abduction muscle and ankle lateral sprain. Methods : By using internet, we research the PubMed, Science Direct, KISS, DBpia We selected the article between 1990 and 2007. Key words were supination foot, pronation foot, balance. Results : Normal control balance of human body needs a optimal anatomical alignment and function of musculoskeletal and central nerve system that control continuously to integrate. Especially ankle and foot complex play an important role in postural control because it is located distal part in human body. Supination foot brings to chronic ankle sprain or chronic ankle instability and range of motion limitation due to the weakness of lateral ankle muscle. Pronation foot brings to knee injury because of lower leg internal rotation force. Conclusion : Excessive supination and pronation foot happen to muscle imbalance. Especially weakness of hip abduction or injury of ankle lateral muscle or low back pain are due to abnormal balance and anatomical alignment.

• 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.405-416
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• 2019

본 연구는 국내 쇼트트랙 선수에서 다빈도로 발생하는 스포츠 손상에 대해 무릎과 발목관절 및 허리의 근력강화 운동과 신경근 훈련을 기반으로 한 스포츠 손상 예방프로그램 적용이 비접촉성 스포츠 손상의 발생률과 그 특징들에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. G시청에 소속된 25명의 쇼트트랙 선수를 대상으로 2017년 11월부터 2018년 7월까지 스포츠 손상에 대한 정보 수집과 함께 스포츠 손상 예방프로그램을 매 훈련 및 시합 전 준비운동 단계에서 적용하였고, OSTRC 과사용 손상 설문지(overuse injury questionnaire)와 Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool(CAIT)를 사용하여 스포츠 손상의 증상 수준을 평가하였다. 그 결과, 스포츠 손상 예방프로그램 적용 후의 손상 발생률은 훈련 및 시합 1,000시간 노출(1,000HEs)당 2.79건으로 적용 전(3.04건/1,000HEs)보다 감소하였고, 허리와 무릎관절의 증상 수준인 OSTRC 점수는 프로그램 적용 후(각각 30.89±28.34점과 23.84±23.61점)가 적용 전(각각 58.47±26.77점과 52.36±21.55점)보다 낮게 나타나 증상이 완화된 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 발목관절의 증상 수준인 CAIT점수가 프로그램 적용 후(16.26±7.28점)가 적용 전(13.47±6.07점)보다 높게 나타나 증상이 완화되었음을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 사용한 쇼트트랙 선수들의 움직임과 특성에 적합하게 맞춤 설계된 스포츠 손상 예방프로그램이 쇼트트랙 선수들의 비접촉성 손상 발생에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단된다.