• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.1-10
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• 2006

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report a pediatric patient with five retardations and five flaccidities caused by hydrocephalus treated with oriental medicine. Methods : We performed an ambulatory treatment for him with herb medicine, acupuncture. And we measured grade of sitting, standing, walking, speaking. Results : The child's sitting, standing time increased from zero second to one-two minutes, and speaking improved. Conclusions : We report the good results of oriental medical treatment on this case. And this study requires further studies about five retardations and five flaccidities caused by hydrocephalus.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.29-38
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• 2007

Objectives : The objective of this study was to research delayed growth with acupuncture and moxibustion treatment. Methods : We search the oriental medical literature related to delayed growth, especially loose skull, pigeon chest(龜胸), turtle back(龜背), five kinds of flaccidity(五軟), five kinds of retardations(五遲) and infantile malnutrition(疳證). Results : 1. Loose skull is treated with moxibustion therapy of CV8(神厥) and two points(1.5cm upper and under of CV8) 2. Pigeon chest(龜胸) is treated with moxibustion therapy of GB38(外丘), ST18(乳根) and 6 points around of STl7(乳中). 3. Turtle back(龜背) is treated with moxibustion therapy of BLl3(肺兪), BL15(心兪) and BLl7(膈兪) 4. Acupuncture therapy of five kinds of flaccidity(五軟) was rare. but there are one case to stimulate Hwatahyeopcheok point using plum-blossom needle. 5. Five kinds of retardations(五遲) is treated with moxibustion therapy of BLl5(心兪) and two point of medial malleolus 6. Infantile malnutrition(疳證) is treated with acupuncture therapy of the spleen channel and stomach. channel, therapy using three-edged needle, cutting therapy(LUlO(魚際) and Sabong), moxibustion therapy(LRl3(章門) and BL2l(胃兪), and Ch'una therapy. Conclusion: We expect that acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of delayed growth will be applied practically in clinical medicine due to further study on delayed growth.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2002

To strengthen the nation's logistics infrastructure, the government will also look into constructing inland freight bases in the country's five major regions-the Seoul metropolitan area, Busan region, Honam region(North and South Jeolla provinces), central region(North and South Chungcheong and Gangwon provinces) and the Youngnam region(North and South Gyeongsang provinces). In the years ahead, the construction industry will be challenged by increasingly difficult and complex problems in both engineering and management . Domestic construction industry usually accounts for the range of 10percent of a gross domestic products(GDP) in Korea. The retardations of construction periods in numerous construction works which are caused by the short supply of building materials and laborers have been coming out as a social problem in the country.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.173-198
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• 2003

Back ground : Cerebral palsy(CP) is a static encephalopathy caused by an insult to the brain during the prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal period (ie, up to 2 years). CP can lead to global dysfunction but always includes motor problems Objective : The purpose of this study is to investigate the current tendency of oriental approach to the CP and promote oriental treatment of CP in Korea Method : Investigation of current literature and clinical paper in Korea and Chinese Result and Conclusion : 1) CP fall under the category of wu-chi(five kinds of retardations : 五遲), wu-ruan(five kinds of flaccidity : 五軟), wu-ying(five kinds of Stiffness : 五硬) in oriental medicine and correspond to naoxing-tanhuan in current chinese medicine. 2) CP is mainly caused by weakness of the liver and kidney(肝腎不足), weakness of the spleen and stomach(脾胃虛弱), and the method of treatment is tonify the liver and kidney(補益肝腎), tonify the spleen and replenish qi(補脾益氣), but yu-chi(the faculty of speech : 語遲) is caused by deficiency of the heart(心虛) so that treated with method of invigorating the heart and nourishing blood(補心養血). Recently blood stagnancy the stagnation of qi(氣滯血瘀) is considered as the cause of CP, promoting qi circulation to invigorate blood(行氣活血) is mentioned the treatment of method. 3) In addtion to a herbal medication and acupuncture, the various treatments of scalp acupuncture(頭鍼), acupoint injection(穴位注射), catgut embedding therapy(埋鍼) etc. had been applicated to CP and for the objective evaluation of remedial value, TCD, EEG, BMD have been used.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.117-124
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• 2008

Children who underwent reparative operations for esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), are confronted with many gastrointestinal or respiratory problems, especially during the early years of life. We reviewed the medical records of 50 patients who underwent repairs of EA with or without TEF at the Division of Pediatric Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, from December 1994 to December 2005. Current status of children was accessed by telephone-interview, but only 27 of them were accessible. Of 50 patients, 3 patients (6 %) were type A, 45 patients (90 %) were type C, and 2 patients (4 %) were type E. The mean interval between primary operation and interview was 5.5 years. The incidences of growth retardation (<10 percentile of height/weight) were 39 % and 21 % during the first 5 years after repairs, respectively. The incidences of dysphagia or gastroesophageal reflux and recurrent respiratory infections were 33 % and 39 %, respectively. However, these problems were likely to improve as the children grew. The incidences of growth retardations (<10 percentile of height/weight) were 11 % and 11 % for the children more than five years postoperative. The incidences of dysphagia or gastroesophageal reflux and recurrent respiratory infections were 22 % and 22 %, respectively. Children with EA with or without TEF are faced with many obstacles. Close observation and adequate treatment for delayed postoperative complications are necessary to improve the quality of life for these children.