• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.129-139
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• 2020

Objectives The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of supine JS cervical therapy and muscle release/strengthening technique in patients with acute neck pain caused by traffic accidents. Methods We studied 42 patients with acute neck pain caused by traffic accidents from July 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019. The study was conducted as a retrospective study which analyzes the patient's medical records. 21 patients (group A) had received supine JS cervical therapy and 21 patients (group B) had received muscle release/strengthening technique. We used the neck disability index (NDI) and visual analog scale (VAS) to evaluate improvements in symptoms and pain, and used the five point Likert scale to evaluate patient's satisfaction with chuna manual therapy. In each group, we compared the NDI and VAS of hospitalization day to those of 5 days later. Then we compared the NDI, VAS variation and five point Likert scale between the groups. Statistical analysis was conducted using the IBM SPSS for windows 25.0. Result Both group A and group B showed a statistically significant decrease in the NDI and VAS on the 5th day of hospitalization. In group A, there was a statistically significant decrease in the NDI compared to group B. The VAS and Five Point Likert Scale decrease was greater in group A than in group B, but the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion We found that using supine JS cervical therapy may be more effective than muscle release/strengthening technique in acute stage after traffic accidents.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.131-143
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• 2011

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to make a survey of the effectiveness of the non surgical spinal decompression treatment in patients with cervical disc herniation documented on magnetic resonance imaging(MRI). Methods: We studied about 27 cases of cervical disc herniation which were treated with non surgical spinal decompression and other medical treatment (acupuncture, interferential current therapy and ice poultice). Each patient has been treated with spine decompression and other medical treatment. And degree of improvement has been evaluated by short form-McGill pain questionnaire(SF-MPQ), visual analogue scale(VAS) and neck disability index(NDI) before treatment and 5th, 10th times after treatments. Results: 1. The VAS SF-MPQ and NDI scores showed statistically significant improvement after 5th and 10th treatment. 2. The VAS, SF-MPQ and NDI scores after 5th treatment showed better improvement than those of after 10th treatment. 3. The VAS, SF-MPQ and NDI scores in Subacute stage showed more statistically significant improvement among the other stages. Conclusions: As a result, non surgical spinal decompression treatment has clinical effects of pain reduction on patient with cervical disc herniation.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.67-80
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• 2008

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to find out the effects of kinesio taping on nuchal pain caused by traffic accidents. Methods : The 40 patients were divided into 2 groups : Group A was treated except taping and Group B was treated with taping. Both Group were treated with Acupuncture, Phy-Tx and Herb-med. Patients were evaluated and analyzed Visual Analog Scale(VAS), Pain Rating Score(PRS) and Neck Disability Index(NDI). Results : 1. Group B was significantly decreased in VAS, NDI after 3 days of treatment. 2. Group B was significantly decreased in PRS after 6 days of treatment. 3. Group A was significantly decreased in VAS, PRS and NDI after 9 days of treatment. 4. Group B compared with the Group A was decreased in VAS and NDI after 12 days of treatment. 5. Group B compared with the Group A was significantly decreased in PRS after 9 days of treatment. Conclusions : We found out that kinesio taping treatment is considered to be effective and useful on nuchal pain caused by traffic accidents.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.149-149
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• 2016

최근 전 세계적으로 이상기후가 발생하고 있으며, 국내에서도 과거에 경험하지 못했던 자연재해가 빈번하게 발생하고 있는 추세이다. 가뭄은 홍수와 더불어 그 피해가 가장 큰 자연재해 중 하나이며, 장주기적이고 광역적으로 발생함에 따라 구체적인 발생시기, 장소, 원인을 파악하는 것이 어렵다. 그동안 국내에서는 가뭄극복을 위해 다양한 대책을 마련해 왔음에도 불구하고 가뭄피해는 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 실례로 2014~2015 가뭄으로 소양강 댐은 역대 최저수위를 기록하였으며, 일부 지역에서는 제한급수, 농업용수 부족 피해가 발생한 바 있다. 이처럼 가뭄으로 인한 피해는 기후 변화의 영향으로 더욱 빈번할 것이라는 보고가 있어 가뭄해석을 위한 지속적인 노력이 필요하다. 가뭄해석에는 일반적으로 가뭄의 시작, 끝, 지속기간, 발생간격, 누적심도 등을 사용하며, 이를 가뭄특성인자라고 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 인위적인 시설물의 영향을 배제한 자연가뭄지수(Natural Drought Index, NDI)를 이용하여 국내 5개 행정구역의 지역별 가뭄특성을 분석하였다. 자연가뭄지수의 산정을 위해 입력자료는 3개월 누적강수량, 누적유출량, 평균토양수분량을 사용하였으며, 강수량은 국내 ASOS 59개 지점 자료, 유출량 및 토양수분량은 지표수문해석모형의 결과를 이용하였다. 가뭄특성 분석기간은 1977~2012년이며, 가뭄특성인자는 가뭄의 시작, 끝, 지속기간, 발생간격을 활용하였다. 과거 가뭄피해사례와, SPI, SRI, SSI 및 NDI의 가뭄특성인자를 비교하였으며, 정량적 비교를 위해 평균오차, 평균절대오차를 사용하였다. 가뭄특성인자 분석 결과 NDI는 가뭄의 시작과 끝을 가장 정확하게 반영하였다. 가뭄의 지속기간은 NDI, 발생간격은 NDI와 SPI가 정확한 것으로 나타났다. 자연가뭄지수는 단일변량 가뭄지수에 비해 지역적 가뭄특성을 정확하게 재현한다는 점에서 추후 가뭄감시에 유용하게 활용될 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.36-41
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• 2021

Many prior studies on neck pain after a traffic accident (TA), but there is a lack of research on risk factors for post-TA neck pain in Korea. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between post-traffic neck pain and the demographic characteristics of TA patients and to find any factors affecting the neck pain after TA. In this study, 120 TA patients in a Korean medicine hosipital were analysized. The Korean version of the Neck disability Index (NDI) and Numeral Rating Scale (NRS) were used. Data were summarized by frequency(%) and mean(standard deviation). Pearson correlation test, Independent sample t-test, chi-squre test, one-way ANOVA and two-way ANOVA were performed. The IBM SPSS Advanced Statistics for window, version 20.0 was used for statistical processing. All p-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. NDI and NRS were highly correlated. NRS and NDI showed higher scores for women, those in 30s, BMI≥25, and side collisions, but there were no statistically significant differences. For women, the direction of collision was observed to affect NDI. In this study, it was confirmed that the NDI and NRS had a high correlation. However, it was confirmed that sex, degree of obesity, direction of traffic accident collision are not factors that significantly affect the intensity of neck pain and the functional disorder by neck. It is necessary to conduct an additional study by larger scale.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.35-41
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• 2021

Purpose : It is necessary to demonstrate the effect of non-invasive and non-pharmacological interventions such as manual therapy and therapeutic exercise for the management of nonspecific neck pain. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of myofascial release therapy plus therapeutic exercise for disability owing to neck pain and quality of life in individuals with nonspecific neck pain. Methods : Eighteen participants with nonspecific neck pain were randomly allocated to intervention (n=9) and control groups (n=9). The intervention group received a myofascial release therapy for 20 min and performed neck stabilization exercises for 30 min twice a week for 4 weeks. The control group performed neck stabilization exercises for 30 min twice a week for 4 weeks at the same time points as the intervention group. Disability owing to neck pain and quality of life were quantified using the neck disability index (NDI) and the Korean version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF), respectively. NDI and WHOQOL-BREF were assessed before and after intervention. Results : The disability owing to neck pain significantly changed between the groups over time (total score of NDI, p=.049). There were significant time and group interactions in pain (pain intensity of NDI, p=.035) and concentration (concentration of NDI, p=.049). Personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, work, driving, sleeping, and recreation did not show significant improvement between the groups over time. Total score, overall quality of life and general health, physical health domain, psychological domain, social relationships domain, and environmental domain quantified by WHOQOL-BREF did not show significant improvements between the groups over time. Conclusion : These results suggest the clinical use of myofascial release therapy in addition to therapeutic exercise for the management of nonspecific neck pain. Further studies are needed to generalize the findings of this study.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.11-23
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effects of cervico-thoracic (C-T) mobilization technique and therapeutic exercise on muscle activity, craniovertebral angle (CVA), and neck disability index (NDI) in patients with neck pain. Methods: : A total of 30 patients with neck pain were included and divided into C-T mobilization combined with Pilates group (Experimental group; EG) and thoracic mobilization and self-exercise (Control group; CG) group; each group consisted of 15 patients. The exercises were performed by patients in both groups three times a week, for four weeks. NDI was used to measure functional disability and sEMG was used to measure muscle activity. Results: The EG participants showed significant improvement in the CVA and NDI after the intervention than the CG (p<.05). While both groups presented after intervention decreased muscle activity(upper trapezius), there were no statistically significant differences between the groups (p>.05). Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that thoracic mobilization technique combined with Pilates exercise may have beneficial effects on CVA and NDI in patients with neck pain and forward head posture.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.417-421
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was to identify the effect of cervical stabilization exercise on pain and structure in patients with cervical artificial disc replacement. Methods: Forty-four individuals with cervical artificial disc replacement volunteered to participate from FEB 2012 to MAR 2013 in this study. They were allocated to either Experimental Group (EG) or Control Group (CG), with 22 subjects in each group. Subjects from the EG performed cervical stabilization exercise program and subjects from the CG performed isometric exercise program. Assessment tools were made with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index (NDI), and Cervical Lordosis Angle (CLA). Results: In this study, in within-group and between-group comparison, the EG and CG showed significant differences in all parameters(p<0.05). But EG showed more improvement than CG at all parameters. Conclusion: These findings suggest that cervical stabilization exercise may be favorably used to improve VAS, NDI and CLA in patients with cervical artificial disc replacement. Further studies with larger sample and long-term follow-up period need to generalize the results of this study.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.33 no.12
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• pp.1482-1487
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• 2009

In this study statistical analysis was performed for NDI(Non-Destructive Inspection) results of F100 engine front seal support assembly. NDI results can be statistically considered as Quantal Response Data. It is found that the suitable probability distribution to the failure data is normal distribution through MLE(Maximum Likelihood Estimation) of the Quantal Response Data. Moreover, Cumulative Distribution Function, failure rate function and B-Life are calculated on the supposed distribution.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• fall
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• pp.252-255
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• 2021

코로나19 바이러스로 인해 이전에는 부가적으로 이루어졌던 온라인 공연이 오프라인 공연의 대안으로 떠오르며 비대면을 일컫는 '언택트(Untact)'에 온라인을 통한 외부와의 '연결(On)'을 더한 개념인 온택트 공연의 사례가 늘어나고 있다. 그러나 오프라인 콘서트에 직접 참여하여 느낄 수 있는 공연자와 관객 간의 상호작용을 전달하기는 어렵다. 이에 본 논문에서는 'ZOOM'이라는 화상회의 플랫폼을 활용하여 현장감을 더하고, 기존의 중계시스템에서 사용하던 SDI 방식보다 더 간단하고 효율적인 NDI(Network Device Interface) 기술을 적용한 온택트 중계시스템을 제안한다.