• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.409-413
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• 2012

Purpose: Rehabilitative devices are used to enhance sensorimotor training protocols, for improvement of motor function in the hemiplegic limb of patients who have suffered a stroke. Sensorimotor integration feedback systems, included with these devices, are very good therapeutic frameworks. We applied this approach using electrical stimulation in stroke patients and examined whether a functional electric stimulation-assisted biofeedback therapy system could improve function of the upper extremity in chronic hemiplegia. Methods: A prototype biofeedback system was used by six subjects to perform a set of tasks with their affected upper extremity during a 30-minute session for 20 consecutive working days. When needed for a grasping or releasing movement of objects, the functional electrical stimulation (FES) stimulated the wrist and finger flexor or extensor and assisted the patients in grasping or releasing the objects. Kinematic data provided by the biofeedback system were acquired. In addition, clinical performance scales and activity of daily living skills were evaluated before and after application of a prototype biofeedback system. Results: Our findings revealed statistically significant gradual improvement in patients with stroke, in terms of kinematic and clinical performance during the treatment sessions, in terms of manual function test and the Purdue pegboard. However, no significant difference of the motor activity log was found. Conclusion: Hemiplegic upper extremity function of a small group of patients with chronic hemiparesis was improved through two weeks of training using the FES-assisted biofeedback system. Further research into the use of biofeedback systems for long-term clinical improvement will be needed.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.295-303
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• 2016

편마비 환자의 상지 운동 기능 재활 치료에 대한 지속적인 관심과 훈련의 정량적인 평가를 위한 다양한 장치가 요구되고 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해서 본 논문에서는 거치대와 핸들, 밸런스 볼을 결합한 밸런스 핸들 장치를 개발하였다. 피험자 7명을 대상으로, 개발된 상지 훈련 장치를 기울일 때 주요 상지 근육에 대한 근전도 신호의 변화를 측정하여 재활 훈련 장치로 사용이 가능한지에 대한 유효성을 검토하였다. 밸런스 핸들 장치를 앞뒤로 기울였을 때의 상지 신전 굴곡 운동 동작과 좌우 기울임을 이용한 상지 운동 동작에서 근 수축과 이완이 기준이 되는 주동근과 길항근에서 근 활성화 신호를 분석하였다. 실험결과, Fugl-Meyer Assessment(FMA)의 신전 굴곡 운동 평가 항목에서 편마비 환자의 상지 운동 기능 평가에 이용되는 이두근, 삼두근, 삼각근에서 근 활성화 경향을 보였다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 개발된 장치를 활용하여 편마비 환자의 상지 재활 훈련에 도움이 될 수 있다고 볼 수 있다.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.125-131
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• 2016

PURPOSE: The objective of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of mental practice on function and muscle activation of upper extremity (UE) in stroke patients. METHODS: The mental practice was conducted on 12 subjects for 10 minutes and the related existing work treatment for 20 minutes. The evaluation for the function of UE proceeded with Fugl-Meyer assessment of motor function (FMA) and muscle activity analysis instrument. Furthermore we analyzed patients' reaching activity by two stages, reaching phase and returning to original position phase. RESULTS: According to the research results, the subjects' upper limb function improved in all of the measured items and the total scores after the mental practice (p<.05). In muscle activity, CCR value was used to efficiently analyze the patients' reaching activity in the two stages of reaching stage and returning to the original position phase. While the elbow movement only had a bit of positive change (1.1%) in the reaching stage, both the shoulder (-12.3%) and elbow (-18.2%) movements had a positive change in the returning to original position phase. CONCLUSION: This research confirmed that the mental practice is effective for the enhancement of UE function for stroke patients. The result of this research can contribute to the progress of mental practice in clinical environment.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.357-365
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• 2012

Purpose : The present study has been performed to find the effects on gross motor function and balance ability of applying a balance exercise program consisting of motions able to stimulate balance-related sensory systems on various support surfaces along with goal-oriented upper extremity tasks to enhance the balance ability. Methods : 10children diagnosed as having spastic diplegia were selected as the subject for this study, of whom 5children were randomly assigned to a control group (CG) and the remainder to a balance exercise group (BEG) to perform the upper extremity task on various support surfaces. Each intervention was executed 30minutes per session with 2sessions a week for 12weeks. To make comparisons before and after intervention, gross motor function measure; standing; demention D(GMFM;D), walking/running/jumping ;demention E (GMFM;E) and pediatric balance scale (PBS) were evaluated. Results : The CG showed a significant difference (p<.05) in GMFM;E. BEG showed a significant difference (p<.05) in GMFM;D as well as GMFM;E and in PBS before and after intervention. BEG showed a significant improvement (p<.05) in GMFM;D and the PBS compared with the CG whereas it did not indicate any statistically significant difference in GMFM;E. Conclusion : According to the results of this study, it has been shown that a balance exercise accompanied by upper extremity task on various support surfaces had an effect on improvement in the gross motor function and the balance ability of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

• 재활치료과학
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2014

목적 : 본 연구는 에비안스-함베르크 스트레칭이 아급성 뇌졸중 환자의 환측 상지기능과 일상생활활동에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고자 단일 사례연구를 실시하였다. 연구방법 : 본 연구의 대상자는 대구광역시에 소재한 K재활병원에서 입원치료를 받고 있는 만 39세 남성 뇌졸중 환자이다. 에비안스-함베르크 스트레칭을 4주간 주 5회 1일 1회 30분간 적용하여 중재 전후 상지기능과 일상생활활동을 비교하였다. 상지기능의 평가는 뇌졸중상지기능평가(manual function test; MFT), 운동활동측정표(motor activity log; MAL)를 사용하였고, 일상생활활동 평가는 기능적 독립 척도(functional independence measure; FIM)를 사용하였다. 결과 : 대상자는 중재 후 평가에서 MFT는 향상 없이 유지되었으며, MAL에서는 사용빈도와 움직임의 질에서 각각 3점씩 향상되었다. FIM은 73점에서 94점으로 21점이 향상되었다. 결론 : 본 연구의 결과를 통해 에비안스-함베르크 스트레칭이 아급성 뇌졸중 환자의 상지기능과 일상생활활동을 증진시키는데 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었으며, 기존의 작업치료와 에비안스-함베르크 스트레칭을 적절히 활용한다면 환자의 기능 회복에 많은 도움이 될 것이라 사료된다.

• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of mental practice on the upper extremity function of the hemiplegic Patients, 8 subjects with hemiplegia patients participated in this study. They did the Mental Practice programme for twenty minute, two times a week, three weeks. The Mental practice effects was evaluated by Fugl-Meyer Assessment(FMA), Action Research Arm Test(ARA), Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement(STREAM). The data were analyzed using paired t-test. The result of this study are as follows: FMA score were significant difference test-retest(p<.05), ARA score were statistically significant improvement between test-retest(p<.05), On the STREAM, the patients had the score improved on 4 of the 10 items of the upper-extremity Scale. The result suggest that mental practice is a potentially useful method of practicing motor skills. Mental practice may be a cost-effective, non-invasive tool with wuhich patients with stroke can receive additional practice of functional skills, and realize greater outcome, than if therapy alone were used.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.123-130
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• 2018

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of mirror therapy with functional electrical stimulation to improve upper extremity motor function and activities of daily living (ADL) in stroke patients. Method : Thirty patients were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups 15 patients in each. All subjects received the general occupational therapy consisting of five 30 min sessions per week for 8 weeks, in addition to 30 min of mirror therapy with functional electrical stimulation for the experimental group and 30 min of functional electrical stimulation for the control group for each session. To measure the functions of the upper limb and performance capacities in ADL, the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), and Manual Function Test (MFT), Modified Barthel Index (MBI) were used before and after the interventions. Results : Both the experimental and control groups showed a statistically significant increase in post-treatment FMA, MFT and MBI scores compared to their pre-treatment scores (p<.05). In addition, intergroup comparisons revealed a statistically significant increase in the scores of all assessments for the experimental group compared to those for the control group (p<.05). Conclusion : Based on these results, it is reasonable to conclude that mirror therapy with functional electrical stimulation is an effective intervention for improving upper limb motor function and ADL performance in stroke patients.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.283-289
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• 2003

Background and Purpose : Hemiplegic upper extremity is a problem frequently encountered in the rehabilitation of patients with stroke. In Korean traditional medicine, moxibustion has been used clinically in treatment of stroke patients with hemiplegia. So far, its efficacy has not been proven clinically. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the moxibustion in treating hemiplegic upper extremity in stroke patients. Design : Randomized Control Trial. Subjects and Methods : Forty hemiplegic stroke patients admitted to Kyunghee oriental medicine hospital were randomized into the treatment with standard physiotheraphy combined with Moxibustion-group or Control-group with standard physiotherapy alone. It took them 2-5 weeks from the onset to start this study. Moxibustion was applied at LI4(合谷), LI11(曲池), TE3(中渚), TE5(外關) in hemiplegic hand, once a day for 2weeks. The effect of treatment on hemiplegic upper extremity was assessed using Fugl-Myer motor scale, Motricity Index and Modified Barthel Index(drinking/feeding, dressing upper body, grooming) Results : These 2 groups had comparable clinical characteristics; sex, age, plegic side (Rt., Lt.), pretreatment impairment. After two weeks, patients in the moxibustion group perfomed better on Fugl-Myer test and Motricity index test. The differences were significant.(P=0.038, 0.002) But Results on the Modified Barthel Index revealed no effect.(P=0.348) Conclusion : This results suggest that moxibustion is an effective treatment for improvement of motor function of hemiplegic upper extremity.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.5132-5142
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• 2015

본 연구는 뇌졸중 환자를 대상으로 지지 면에 따른 양측 상지 운동이 상지 기능의 개선을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구기간은 2012년 7월 5일부터 8월 1일 까지 이다. 대상자는 뇌졸중 환자 20명을 무작위로 두 그룹으로 나누어 움직이는 지지 면 군(10명), 고정된 지지 면 군(10명)으로 실시하였다. 움직이는 지지 면 군은 발란스 볼에 앉아 양측 상지 운동을, 고정된 지지 면 군은 고정된 의자에 앉아 양측 상지 운동을 4주간 주5회 30분 적용하였다. 실험 전과 후에는 상지 기능의 변화를 비교하기 위해 상지 기능 검사(Manual Functional Test: MFT)와 상지 운동 기능 평가(Fugl-Meyer Motor Function Assessment: FMA)로 측정하였고 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 첫째, 움직이는 지지 면 군과 고정된 지지 면 군의 각 실험 전, 후 상지 기능은 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 둘째, 실험 전, 후 두 군 간의 차이를 비교한 결과 상지 기능에 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 이상의 결과로 보아 움직이는 지지 면에서의 양측 상지 운동이 뇌졸중 환자의 상지 기능 개선에 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.

• 재활치료과학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.141-150
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• 2021

목적 : 본 연구는 뇌졸중 환자에게 Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance(CO-OP) 중재법을 적용하여 작업수행의 질, 상지기능 및 실행기능에 영향을 주는지 확인하고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 연구대상은 재활치료를 받고 있는 입원, 외래 환자 중 발병한지 3개월 이상된 뇌졸중 환자 5명이었다. 연구는 단일집단 사전-사후 평가로 설계되었다. 중재는 1일 1회 30분간 주 5회로 총 20회기를 적용하였다. 중재활동은 환자가 선정한 중요도는 높지만 만족도와 수행도는 낮은 활동을 선정하여 진행하였다. 평가도구로는 수행의 질을 평가하는 Performance Quality Rating Scale(PQRS)과 Canadian Occupational Performance Measure(COPM), 실행기능을 알아보기 위한 Executive Function Performance Test for Koreans(EFPT-K), 상지기능을 알아보기 위한 Motor Activity Log(MAL)를 사용하였다. 중재 전·후를 비교할 수 있는 통계방법으로는 비모수 검정인 Wilcoxon's signed rank test를 사용하였다. 통계학적 유의수준은 p<0.05로 하였다. 결과 : 상지기능은 모든 항목에서 유의미한 변화를 나타냈으며 실행기능은 시작하기 항목을 제외한 준비하기, 순서정하기, 판단과 안전, 종결하기 전 항목에서 유의미한 변화를 나타냈다. 또한, 작업수행도 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 결론 : 만성 뇌졸중 환자를 중심으로 20회기의 CO-OP 중재를 통해 상지기능, 실행기능, 작업수행을 향상시켰다. 뇌졸중 환자의 작업수행뿐 아니라 세부적인 작업 요소 향상에 긍정적인 영향을 도출하였다.