• 여성건강간호학회지
• /
• 제7권2호
• /
• pp.169-187
• /
• 2001

This study was performed to probe the effect of exercise program on muscle strength, endurance, flexibility, pain, disability level and life satisfaction in female teachers of elementary school who complain of low back pain. For this study, 44 female teachers aged 30-50 years with mechanical low back pain of 6 months' duration, who had the structural normalities in the lumbar spine, were recruited from April 1 to July 10 1999. Twenty three out of them were assigned to the experimental group and twenty one to the control group. The exercise program consisted of education on right postures, the etiology and diagnosis of low back pain, and exercise intervention such as muscle relaxation, elongation and strengthening. With 8 weeks program, the subjects received two sessions of education and six sessions of group exercise in the 1st week, while three sessions of group exercise and four sessions of individual exercise weekly and two sessions of education during the later 7 weeks. The muscle strength and endurance were measured by Cybex 770, the flexibility by flexibility measurement machine, the intensity of pain by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the level of disability by Oswestry low back pain disability scale, depression by Beck depression inventory (BDI), and life satisfaction by Life satisfaction index-Z. Study measurements were taken before and after 8 weeks exercise program. Data were analyzed using paired t-test, t-test, and ANCOVA. The results were as follows ; 1. The flexors and extensors peak torque and flexors peak torque per body weight of experimental group were significantly increased at test velocities $30^{\circ}$/sec, $60^{\circ}$/sec compared with those of control group. There was no significant difference in extensors peak torque per flexors peak torque at $30^{\circ}/sec$, $60^{\circ}/sec$ between experimental and control group. 2. The flexors and extensors total work and flexors total work per body weight of experimental group were significantly increased at $120^{\circ}/sec$, compared with those of control group. 3.The flexibility of lumbar spine in experimental group was significantly increased compared with that of control group. The pains in anterior, posterior, left lateral and right lateral bending and in rotation of experimental group were significantly increased compared with those of control group. 4. The Oswestry disability scores of experimental and control group were significantly decreased, and there was no difference in the Oswestry disability score change between experimental and control group. 5. The scores of BDI of experimental group were significantly decreased compared with those of control group. Life satisfaction index-Z scores of experimental group were not changed, but those of control group were significantly decreased. There was no difference in the score change of Life satisfaction index-Z between experimental and control group. 6. ANCOVA analysis for the data variables of inhomogeneous baseline represented that there was no significant difference in extensors peak torque and extensors total work at $120^{\circ}/sec$ and extensor total work per body weight at $120^{\circ}/sec$ change between experimental group and control group. These findings indicate that the exercise program could be effective in increasing the muscle strength, endurance, flexibility and decreasing pain, improving depression in female teachers of elementary school with chronic low back pain. It is suggested that the exercise program could be an essential factor for the effective nursing intervention to the patients suffered from chronic low back pain.

• 산업융합연구
• /
• 제21권10호
• /
• pp.103-110
• /
• 2023

본 연구는 종합병원 중환자실 간호사의 요통 유무에 따른 개인적 특성과 간호업무 특성을 파악하고 요통 유발에 영향을 미치는 주요 요인을 탐색하기 위한 서술적 비교 조사 연구이다. D시에 소재한 종합병원 중환자실 간호사를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였고, 총 100부를 분석에 이용하였다. 자료 분석은 IBM SPSS 24.0을 이용하여 기술통계, 카이제곱 검정, Fisher 정확 검정, 로지스틱 회귀분석을 하였다. 연구 결과 중환자실 간호사의 69%가 요통이 있었고 이 중 65.2%가 최근 1년 동안 3개월 이상의 요통을 경험하였으며 중환자실 업무 후 요통이 발생한 경우가 84.1%로 나타났다. NRS로 측정한 요통 강도 점수는 49%가 4점 이상을 경험하는 것으로 응답 하였다. 요통 관련 요인으로 개인적 특성에서 성별(p=.03)과 간호업무 특성에서 환자 부축 횟수(p=.03), 환의 교환 횟수(p=.01), 무거운 물건 들기(p=.04), 신발 상태 만족도(p=<.001)가 요통 유발에 영향을 미치는 유의한 변수로 확인되었다. 중환자실 간호사의 요통 예방 및 관리를 위해서 병원 조직 및 국가 정책이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
• /
• 제45권1호
• /
• pp.16-23
• /
• 2009

Objective : This retrospective study of 215 patients with 383 symptomatic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP), was performed to evaluate the clinical outcomes, and to analyze the various clinical factors affecting these results. Methods : The authors assessed the clinical outcome under the criteria such as the pain improvement, activity, requirement of analgesics, and the patient's satisfaction, and determined the relation to various peri- and intra-operative factors, and postoperative imaging findings. Results : The outcome was determined as 84.2% in relief of pain, 72.0% in change in activity, 65.7% in analgesics use, and 84.7% of satisfaction rate. More severe focal back pain, high uptake bone scan, and the lower mean T-score were related to the better pain relief following PVP. The longer the duration between fracture and PVP, the less severe focal back pain, low uptake bone scan, and leakage of PMMA into the paravertebral space were related to the less improvement in activity. Female and low uptake bone scan showed a correlation with more analgesic use. The longer the duration between fracture and PVP, low uptake bone scan, and the higher the mean T-score were correlated with the less the patients satisfaction. Conclusion : Our study suggests that PVP may be more effective in the acute phase of VCFs, more severe focal pain, and far advanced osteoporosis on BMD. Leakage of PMMA into the paravertebral spcae also could be affecting the surgical results.

• 대한예방한의학회지
• /
• 제23권1호
• /
• pp.61-72
• /
• 2019

Introduction : The aim of this study was to investigate menstrual pattern according to Mibyeong Index(MBI) and compare Mibyeong symptom score according to severity of menstrual pain. Mibyeong Index was designed to measure inconvenience and resilience of subject's complains including four physical symptoms(fatigue, pain, low sleep quality, indigestion) and mental distress including anxiety, anger, depression. Method : We used the clinical data of Korean medicine Date Center(KDC) for subjects who participated in the study of 'Clinical research for collecting of clinical cases based on the personal type of Mibyeng' conducted in Seoul, from June 26, 2015 to June 26, 2017. A total of 566 fertile women aged 30 to 50 who completed the questionnaires were included in this study. In this study, we used items of Mibyeong Index and the menstrual pattern by self-report questionnaires. The date were analyzed through Kruskal Wallis test, Pearson's chi-square test, and one-way ANOVA using SPSS statistics 19.0. Results : Mibyeong status was significantly associated with severity of menstrual pain(p<0.001), worst day of menstrual pain(p<0.05), and type of menstrual pain(low back pain, nausea, depression, and none (respectively, p<0.05)). In addition, The 7-subtype score (fatigue (p<0.001), pain(p<0.001), low sleep quality(p<0.001), indigestion(p<0.001), anxiety(p<0.05), anger(p<0.05) and depression(p<0.05)) of Mibyeong index and total score of Mibyeong Index (p<0.001) showed significant difference for severity of menstrual pain. Conclusion : This result indicates that a close relationship between Mibyeong status and severity of menstrual pain. Further studies are needed but, we hope that this results will be used as the basic data to improve mibyeong status through health care to alleviate dysmenorrhea.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
• /
• 제31권4호
• /
• pp.21-28
• /
• 2014

Objectives : Lumbar disc herniations are common conditions which induce severe pain and disability. We assessed the clinical effectiveness of Korean medical combination treatment. Methods : This is an observational study. We reviewed the medical records of 46 patients with lumbar disc herniations, who attended intensive Korean medical combination treatments at Mokhuri Neck and Back Hospital, Korea during March, 2012 to October, 2012. All the patients took combination treatments of acupuncture, Chuna and herbal medicines during the hospitalization treatments. Zero to ten pain numerating rating scale(NRS) of pain and SF-36 were assessed before and after treatments. Results : During the period, 46 patients with lumbar disc herniation participated in the treatments, respectively. Average admission duration were 20.32 days(SD 9.67) in lumbar disc patients. For lumbar patients, low back pain NRS decreased from $5.84{\pm}2.58$ to $2.12{\pm}1.74$(p<0.001) and radiating pain from $6.25{\pm}2.30$ to $2.59{\pm}1.97$(p<0.001). Total SF-36 score increased significantly after treatment in lumbar disc patients(p<0.001). Conclusions : Korean medical combination treatment might be effective in reducing pain and improving life quality of patients with lumbar disc herniation.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
• /
• 제10권1호
• /
• pp.77-81
• /
• 1997

Background : We studied the effects of lumbar spinal root block (RB) prospectively in 21 patients who had suffered from low back pain with radiating pain even treated epidural steroid injection three times. Method : RB was performed under the fluoroscopic C-arm guide. When the needle was in correct position, we confirmed the needle placement and expected drug spreading by injection of contrast medium ($Isovist^{(R)}$-300, Sobering, Germany). Next 2% mepivacaine 1 ml mixed to 40 mg of Depomedrol was injected. Pain assessment was carried out 7 days after RB by numeric pain score regarding the pain just before RB was 10. Remained pain after RB was graded as excellent; 0-2, good; 3-5, bad; 6-8 and poor 9-10. Results : Mean age of the patients was 52.3 years. 38.1% and 47.6% of the patients showed excellent and goo dresults after RB, respectively. Conclusion : We concluded that RB is easy and safe procedure to perfirm and effective for the treatment of remnant pain following epidural steroid injection, especially in the patients who had spinal stenosis.

• 임상간호연구
• /
• 제17권3호
• /
• pp.388-398
• /
• 2011

Purpose: This study was to develop a post-operative exercise program, apply it to patients undergone lumbar spinal fusion surgery, and evaluate the effectiveness of the program on pain and disability activities of daily living. Methods: Fifty six patients who had lumbar spinal fusion were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into two groups; 28 patients in the intervention group completed post-operative lumbar exercise program including walking for four weeks and 28 patients in the control group only did walking exercises. The degrees of pain on low back and leg were evaluated using visual analog scale (VAS) and the functional outcome was evaluated using the Korean version of Oswestry Disability Index (KODI) before surgery and 5 weeks after surgery. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, t-test with SPSS 18.0 program. Results: Low back and leg pain of the participants in both experimental and control groups were improved after surgery compared to pre-surgery pain. However, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups. KODI score in the intervention group was significantly lower than that of the control group (p=.014). Conclusion: The developed post-operative exercise program in patients with lumbar spinal fusion surgery seems to be a useful intervention to reduce disability in activities of daily living.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
• /
• 제11권10호
• /
• pp.3846-3852
• /
• 2010

요통은 청소년과 성인에서 흔히 경험하게 된다. 이 연구의 목적은 20대 대학생의 요통장애지수에 대한 분포를 조사하는 것이다. 요통장애지수(ODI) 설문지를 이용하여 대학생(남성: 233, 여성: 407)들 대상으로 조사하여 수집하였다. 통계적 분석은 SPSS 12.0을 이용하여 기술통계, 독립표본 t-test 및 피어슨의 상관분석을 실시하였다. 연구의 결과는 첫째, 요통장애지수(ODI) 항목 중에서 가장 높은 점수를 나타내는 것은 '앉기'이고, 가장 낮은 점수는 '개인위생'로 나타났다. 둘째, 요통장애지수는 남성이 4.62점, 여성이 6.13점으로 나타나 성별간의 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났지만(p<0.01), 요통장애지수 등급은 성별간의 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.01). 셋째, 요통장애지수 등급과 각각의 요통장애지수 항목은 상관성이 있는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.01). 위의 결과는 앞으로의 임상적, 역학적 연구자료로 의미를 가질 것이다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
• /
• 제56권6호
• /
• pp.482-487
• /
• 2014

Objective : We assessed the life-time prevalence (LTP) of chronic low back pain (LBP) in young Korean males. We also evaluated the relationship between lumbar spinal lesions and their health related quality-of-life (HRQOL). Methods : A cross-sectional, self-reported survey was conducted in Korean males (aged 19-year-old) who underwent physical examinations for the conscript. We examined 3331 examinees in November 2014. We included 2411 subjects, who accepted to participate this study without any comorbidities. We interviewed using simple binary questions for their LBP experience and chronicity. HRQOL was assessed by Short-Form Health-Survey-36 (SF-36) in chronic LBP and healthy control groups. Radiological assessment was performed in chronic LBP group to determine whether there were any pathological causes of their symptoms. Results : The LTP of chronic LBP was 13.4%. Most (71.7%) of them didn't have any lumbar spinal lesions (i.e., non-specific chronic LBP). The SF-36 subscale and summary scores were significantly lower in subjects with chronic LBP. Between specific and non-specific chronic LBP group, all physical and mental subscale scores were significantly lower in specific chronic LBP group, except mental health (MH) subscale score. In MH subscale and mental component summary score, statistical significant differences didn't appear between two groups (p=0.154, 0.126). Conclusion : In Korean males 19 years of age, the LTP of chronic LBP was 13.4%, and more than two-thirds were non-specific chronic LBP. Chronic LBP had a significant impact on HRQOL. The presence of lumbar spinal pathoanatomical lesions affected mainly on the physical aspect of HRQOL. It influenced little on the mental health.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
• /
• 제22권8호
• /
• pp.648-659
• /
• 2022

이 연구의 목적은 산욕기 여성의 요통, 관절 운동 범위 및 산후 우울증에 대한 수지요법의 효과를 조사하는 것이다. 방법: 자료수집은 2022년 3월 21일부터 5월 1일까지 하였으며, 대상자는 산욕기여성 40명이었다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS/WIN 21.0을 사용하여 𝛘²-test와 independent t-test, Repeated measures ANOVA, Scheffe's test를 수행되었다. 대조군에 비해 수지요법을 실시한 실험군의 요통점수가 낮았고 관절가동범위 각도는 커진 것으로 나타났다. 또한 산후우울감 점수 역시 감소하는 것으로 나타났으며 이러한 결과들이 모두 통계적으로 유의하였다. 본 연구를 바탕으로 수지요법은 요통, 관절가동범위, 산후우울감에 효과적인 비침습적 중재법으로 활용될 수 있음을 확인하였고, 이에 따른 시사점 및 추가연구의 방향성 등을 제언하였다.