• 대한약침학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2002

Objective: To evaluate the effects of bee venom acupuncture(BVA) on the rehabilitation and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis(RA) patients Methods: Patients with RA were treated with the BVA therapy twice a week for 3 months. Tender joint counts, swollen joint counts, morning stiffness, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate(ESR), C-reactive protein(CRP), patient global assessment, physician global assessment, Korean health assessment questionnaire(KHAQ) were estimated and analyzed before and after BVA therapy. Results: Tender joint counts, swollen joint counts, morning stiffness showed significant decrease after BVA therapy. But, as acute inflammatory reactants, ESR showed no significant difference and CRP showed significant increase after BVA therapy. Patient global assessment, physician global assessment, and KHAQ index showed significant improvement after BVA therapy. Conclusions: BVA therapy can improve rehabilitation and health-related quality of life in RA patients as well as clinical symptoms and signs. Further study is required in more population with large scale including acute inflammatory reaction of BVA therapy.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.2-9
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• 2023

Mammalian eyes have a limited ability to regenerate once neurons degenerate. This results in visual impairment that impacts the quality of life among adult populations as well as in young children leading to lifelong consequences. Various therapies are in development to restore vision, and these include gene therapy, stem cell therapy, in-vivo transdifferentiation, and transplantation of a patient's whole eye obtained from interspecies blastocyst complementation. This review discusses advances in the research as well as hurdles that need to be resolved to have a successful restoration of vision.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.315-319
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of leg-crossing positions on muscle activities of rectus femoris, tensor fascia latae, and hamstring in healthy 20's adults. Methods: Twenty healthy subjects were asked to perform three leg-crossing positions, leg crossing (LC), tailor crossing (TC), and ankle crossing (AC). Surface electromyography (EMG) was used to evaluate the activities of rectus femoris, tensor fascia latae, and hamstring during upright sit posture (UP) and three leg-crossing positions and UP was compared to three leg-crossing positions. Repeated one way ANOVA was used for data analysis. The alpha level was set at 0.05. Results: The results showed significant difference in the muscle activities of rectus femoris, tensor fascia latae, and hamstring among leg-crossing positions. The muscle activity of the rectus femoris was significantly lower in LC and TC positions than UP. The muscle activity of tensor fascia latae was significantly higher in LC position than UP and other leg-crossing positions. The muscle activity of hamstring was significantly higher in LC and TC positions and significantly lower in AC position than in UP. Conclusion: Our study suggests that the activity of hip muscles was affected by pelvic and knee alignment in various leg-crossing positions.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2006

양안시 이상의 문제를 연구하기 위하여 굴절 검사와 양안시 검사를 실시하였다. 조절과 양안시에 문제가 있는 대상자들은 굴절 이상 교정 외에도 다른 추가적인 처방이 필요하였다. 그 중 폭주 과다의 문제를 가지고 있는 2명의 대상자를 정하여 완전 교정된 안경, 또는 근방에서(+)ADD를 처방하고 4주 동안 시기능 훈련을 실시하였다. 4주 후 근업시 환자들의 불편감은 많이 해소되었으며, 타각적 검사 값들도 개선되었다. 임상에서 광학적 교정과 함께 시기능 훈련을 양안시 이상의 치료에 적극적으로 적용하고, 향후 연구를 통해 다양한 양안시 이상치료에 시도해도 좋은 결과가 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.154-160
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• 2021

Background: Theoretically, balance is affected by the height of center of mass (COM) during quiet standing. However, no one examined this in humans with variables derived from the center of pressure (COP). Objects: We have conducted balance experiment to measure COP data during quiet standing, in order to examine how the COP measures were affected by the height of COM, vision, floor conditions, and gender. Methods: Twenty individuals stood still with feet together and arms at sides for 30 seconds on a force plate. Trials were acquired with three COM heights: 1% increased or decreased, and not changed, with two vision conditions: eyes closed (EC) and eyes open (EO), and with two floor conditions: unstable (foam pad) and stable (force plate) floor. Outcome variables included the mean distance, root mean square distance, total excursion, mean velocity, and 95% confidence circle area. Results: All outcome variables were associated with the COM height (p < 0.0005), vision (p < 0.0005), and floor condition (p < 0.003). The mean velocity and 95% confidence circle area were 5.7% and 21.8% greater, respectively, in raised COM than in lowered COM (24.6 versus 23.2 mm/s; 1,013.4 versus 832.3 mm²). However, there were no interactions between the COM height and vision condition (p > 0.096), and between the COM height and floor condition (p > 0.183) for all outcome variables. Furthermore, there was no gender difference in all outcome variables (p > 0.186). Conclusion: Balance was affected by the change of COM height induced by a weight belt in human. However, the effect was not affected by vision or floor condition. Our results should inform the design of balance exercise program to improve the outcome of the balance training.

• 재활치료과학
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2018

목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 호주에서 개발된 수행기반의 관찰평가도구인 Melbourne Low-Vision ADL Index(MLVAI)를 한국 문화에 적합하게 구성하여 신뢰도와 타당도를 검증하는 것이었다. 연구방법 : 연구대상자는 지역사회에 거주하고 있는 만 20세 이상의 저시력인 26명, 정안인 42명으로 총 68명이었다. 한국판 MLVAI는 번역 검증 및 도구 구성에 대한 전문가 검증을 통해 완성하였다. 한국판 MLVAI의 타당도는 내용타당도, 판별타당도, 수렴타당도 검증을 통해 수립하였고, 신뢰도는 항목에 대한 내적일치도, 검사-재검사 신뢰도, 검사자간 신뢰도를 분석하였다. 결과 : 내용타당도 수립을 위해 저시력 관련 분야의 전문가들이 시행한 문항적합도 검증에서는 .78이상으로 타당성이 수립되었다. 판별타당도 검증은 저시력 집단의 평균점수가 통계적으로 낮았다(p<.05). 수렴타당도는 Low Vision Quality of Life Questionnaire(LVQOL)을 이용하여 한국판 MLVAL 총점과의 상관계수 .751을 산출하였고 통계적으로 유의하였다(p<.05). 전체 항목에 대한 Cronbach's ${\alpha}$값은 .983으로 높았으며 검사-재검사 신뢰도는 .976(p<.05), 검사자간 신뢰도는 급간 내 상관계수(ICC2,1) .91로 모두 양호하였다(p<.05). 결론 : 본 연구 결과 국내 실정에 맞게 수정한 한국판 MLVAI는 신뢰도와 타당도를 모두 갖춘 일상생활 평가도구로 작업치료 중재 시 저시력인의 일상생활활동의 평가를 위해 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of visual information on movement time and each angular velocity of trunk and lower extremity joints while healthy adults are in sitting and squat motion. Methods: Participants consisted of 20 healthy male and female adults; movement time and each angular velocity of trunk, pelvis, hip, knee and ankle of sitting and squat motion according to common vision, visual task and visual block were analyzed using a three dimensional motion analysis system. Results: Each angular velocity of the trunk, pelvis, hip, knee and ankle in phase 2 of the sitting showed significant difference according to the types of visual information (p<0.05). Movement time and each angular velocity of pelvis and hip in phase 2 of squat motion showed significant difference according to the types of visual information (p<0.05). According to the common vision, each angular velocity of knee and ankle in phase 1 was significantly fast in sitting (p<0.05). According to the common vision, each angular velocity of trunk, pelvis, hip, knee, and ankle in phase 2 was significantly fast in sitting (p<0.05). Conclusion: Visual information affects the angular velocity of the motion in a simple action such as sitting, and that in more complicated squat motion affects both the angular velocity and the movement time. In addition, according to the common vision, visual task and visual block, as angular velocities of all joints were faster in sitting than squat motion.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.718-724
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• 2012

본 연구는 뇌졸중 환자에 적용한 시각 통제 균형훈련이 환자의 균형에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 연구대상으로는 26명의 뇌졸중 환자들로 하여 환측 1/2시각통제군(9), 건측 1/2시각통제군(9), 비시각통제군(8)으로 나누어 연구에 참여하였다. 세 그룹 모두 흔들림 균형 판(posturo-med)위 시각통제 후 거울 1m앞에서 자기를 주시하며 균형 훈련을 8주간 주 4회 20분간 실시하였으며, 각 집단의 중재 전, 4주, 8주 후 균형 능력을 측정하여 균형유지시간, 근 활성도를 측정 하였다. 훈련 전후 뇌졸중 환자에게 적용된 시각통제 균형 훈련은 균형시간의 증가와 안쪽 넓은 근의 근 활성도가 유의하게 향상되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다(p<0.05). 본연구의 결과 뇌졸중 환자에게 적용된 시각통제 균형 훈련은 뇌졸중 환자의 균형 훈련을 위한 효과적인 운동방법이 될 수 있을 것이라 생각한다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.80-88
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• 2003

Objective : This study was performed in order to evaluate the effect of bee venom therapy on rheumatoid arthritis by randomized controlled double blind method. Methods : RA patients were recruited and divided into an experiment group and a control group by random selection. As a double blind test, the experiment group was treated with bee venom injection on acupoints, and the control group was treated with normal saline injection on acupoints twice a week for 8 weeks. Tender joint count, swollen joint count, morning stiffness, pain, health assessment questionnaire, ESR, and CRP were estimated and analyzed at baseline, and at 1 month and 2 months after bee venom therapy. Results : Compared to the control group, the experiment group showed significant decrease in tender joint count, swollen joint count, morning stiffness, and health assessment questionnaire after 2 months. Pain, ESR and CRP showed significant decrease in the experiment group after 1 & 2 months. Conclusions : These results suggests that bee venom therapy could be an effective method in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.42-47
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• 1998

Patients with hemiplegia usually show different body weight distribution as compared with normal subjects. Asymmetrical posture during static stance has been identified as a common problem in patients with hemiplegia. The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of vision and visual feedback on body weight distribution while standing under three conditions: eyes-closed, eyes-open and visual feedback condition. Fourteen patients with hemiplegia participated in the study. Their body weight distribution during standing for 20 seconds was measured by Limloader. The data were analysed by repeated measure of one-way ANOVA. The weight bearing on the paretic limb in the eyes-open condition was significantly higher than that of the eyes-closed condition. The weight bearing on the parietic limb in the visual feedback condition was significantly higher than that of the eyes-open condition. These results suggest that patients with hemiplegia can improve their symmetrical stance ability using visual feedback.