Effect of Therapeutic Excercises on Shoulder Dysfunction in VDT-related Female Office Workers

VDT 취급 여성 사무직 근로자들의 견관절 기능장애에 대한 운동요법의 효과

  • Choi, Soon-Seok (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University) ;
  • Jeong, Kui-Won (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University) ;
  • Urm, Sang-Hwa (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University) ;
  • Jeong, Soo-Jin (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Tae (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University) ;
  • Chun, Jin-Ho (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University) ;
  • Lee, Chae-Un (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University) ;
  • Pae, Ki-Taek (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University)
  • 최순석 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 정귀원 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 엄상화 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 정수진 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이종태 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 전진호 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이채언 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 배기택 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Published : 1998.06.01

Abstract

Visual display terminal(VDT) is popular in majority of office in modern countries. Musculoskeletal pain due to repetitive work with VDT is a serious industrial accident at present. In recent studies, shoulder pain in VDT users is the most common problem in Korea. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the effect of excercises on shoulder dysfunction in VDT-related female office workers. Of the 119 patients with shoulder dysfunction, 32 patients entered into the study. 16 patients(Group I) were not prescribed excercises, other 16 patients (Group II) performed throughout the specific shoulder excercises such as pendular excercises(for-ward, backward and circumduction) and sidelying external rotation excercises with weights. After 3 months of excercises, the two groups were compared in term of the pain rating scale, disability questionnaire score and range of motion score. The results were summarized as follows ; 1. The pain rating scale in Group I before and after 3 months were not differenced significantly(p value=0.784) and in Group II, the scale before and after excercises were differenced significantly(p value=0.0005). 2. The disability questionnaire scores in Group I before and after 3 months were not differenced significantly(p value=0.437) and in Group II, the scores before and after excercises were differenced significantly(p value=0.0002). 3. The ROM scores of the affected shoulder in Group I before and after 3 months were not differenced significantly(p value=0.876) and in Group II, the scores before and after excercises were differenced significantly(p value=0.0017). In conclusion, that the specific shoulder excercises on shoulder dysfunction in VDT-related female office workers are encouraged.

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