• Journal of the Health Care and Life Science
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.387-391
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• 2022

This study is an experimental study to investigate the effect of the body's posture balance through the activity of the proximal vertebrae after conducting a hot spring bath once a week for 4 weeks in 8 college students in their 20s in Gangwon. Using the Win-Track program. As a result of the experiment, before the hot spring bath, the area of the foot supporting the weight was relatively wider than after the hot spring bath, and in the pressure change, both the maximum value and the average pressure value were lower than after the hot spring. As a result of the experiment, the area of the foot supporting the weight and the pressure change of the foot were found due to the near-spine activity. It can be applied to an efficient therapeutic training program for patients with difficulties in maintaining a balanced posture.

• 건강소식
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• v.14 no.10 s.143
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• pp.48-49
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• 1990

• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.61-78
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• 2001

Time and places of hot spring-bath were diverse such as at succeeding to the throne, after abdication, during Crown Prince and etc. Generally, average staying time was about 20 days. Beside the healing purpose, hot spring-bath was taken to inspect the people's conditions, to reduce compulsory labor or tax, to carry out "Kwagoh", the old state examination or to console the people.

• The Optical Journal
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• s.101
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• pp.96-97
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• 2006

우리나라 사람들에게 겨울철 여행지를 꼽으라면 온천이 빠지지 않을 정도로 오랜 사랑을 받아왔다. 요즘에는 매서운 바람을 맞으며 스키를 탄 후에 뜨거운 온천물에 몸을 녹이며 여독을 풀 수 있는 패키지여행상품이 최고의 인기를 구가하고 있다. 특히 최근에는 어린이를 위한 물놀이 시설과 노천탕, 건강을 위한 각종 기능성 탕까지 갖춘 대형 온천들이 생겨나면서 남녀노소할 것 없이 가족이 함께 즐길 수 있는 여행지로 인기를 끌고 있다. 그중 온천하는 재미는 뭐니뭐니 해도 노천탕이다. 하늘을 바라보며, 흩날리는 눈발을 맞으며 온천욕을 하는 맛은 다른 무엇에 비길 데 없다.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.529-552
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to examine the matter as to how the meaning of the physical therapeutic landscape by water, which is associated with physical, cultural, spatial, and economical aspects, appears in the space centering on women and is to look into the feminine factors in term of a rest area, consideration, and imagery for women. From a perspective of a rest area for women, the meaning of a physical aspect is remarkable and is materialized in thermal waters and bathing, atmosphere, subsidiary facilities and safe nightlife. According to these phenomena, female visitors are able to feel freedom, power, which can return themselves to the best condition by thermal waters, therapeutic equipments provided in a watering place continuously, safe protection and exchange with strangers with an open mind. And the cultural aspect of the therapeutic landscape by water is discovered in consideration for women. It is the fact that joins the Japanese culture based on consideration towards others to the traditional culture of hot springs by itself. For example, women can feel various pleasure, experience the protection or the support by someone and pursuit not only physical beauty but also mental or spiritual one through welcome bus, service of Okami san and Nakai san, decorations, funny installments and secure of private space. Lastly, the imagery of women can be identified in cultural, spatial, and economical aspects extensively somewhat and is embodied by advertising mediums, signs of hot springs, shrines, objets and products variously. It is made into healthiness, relaxation, comfort, familiarity and image that are realized to love or are connected to a happy marriage life. To sum up the results, the healing or therapeutic elements for women appearing in hot springs are gathered to some abstraction such as freedom, safe, effect beyond the body, pleasure, durability of healing or therapy, beauty and hope; furthermore, if these abstraction are combined each other closely, the effect of healing or therapy, which transforms anxiety into a stable condition, can be exposed externally.