• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.147-154
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• 2006

This paper studies natural head position and orofacial pain. For this study. 27 persons with dental service were selected, we examine head & neck pain, factor affecting pain severity, stress, stressful facial symptom with questionarre and interview. We have photograph for natural head position in front of 5cm posture scale pate. Data obtained were statistically processed by the SPSS Windows program and the results of this study were as follows: 1. There were significant difference from plum line to acromion line, from plum line to tragus line, eye- tragus angle, SCM angle. 2. Between group with head and neck pain and group without head and neck pain, the study shows no significant difference on average NHP measurement and NHP amount. 3. Between group with head and neck pain and group without head and neck pain, the study shows no significant difference on SRRS. 4. In this paper we indicate more stressful symptom in group with head and neck pain than group without head and neck pain. 5. There have no difference in head and neck pain level according to hobby.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.39-48
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• 2021

According to International Associating for the Study of Pain (IASP) definition, neuropathic pain is a disorder characterized by dysfunction of the nervous system that, under normal conditions, mediates virulent information to the central nervous system (CNS). This pain can be divided into a disease with provable lesions in the peripheral or central nervous system and states with an incorporeal lesion of any nerves. Both conditions undergo long-term and chronic processes of change, which can eventually develop into chronic pain syndrome, that is, nervous system is inappropriately adapted and difficult to heal. However, the treatment of neuropathic pain itself is incurable from diagnosis to treatment process, and there is still a lack of notable solutions. Recently, several studies have observed the responses of CNS to harmful stimuli using image analysis technologies, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and optical imaging. These techniques have confirmed that the change in synaptic-plasticity was generated in brain regions which perceive and handle pain information. Furthermore, these techniques helped in understanding the interaction of learning mechanisms and chronic pain, including neuropathic pain. The study aims to describe recent findings that revealed the mechanisms of pathological pain and the structural and functional changes in the brain. Reflecting on the definition of chronic pain and inspecting the latest reports will help develop approaches to alleviate pain.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.100-105
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• 1991

술후 통증관리를 위해 많은 새로운 약물과 기술이 도입되고 특히 최근에는 intraspinal narcotics나 PCA방법의 많은 발달에 의해 많은 발전을 가져왔다. 그러나 통증자체가 신체적으로 정신적으로 여러 가지 복합적인 인자가 개제되어 있기때문에 사용되는 약물의 임상약리의 이해와 계속적인 새로운 기술의 개발이 적절한 통증관리의 방침을 수립할 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.22-33
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• 2003

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the present status of patients' satisfaction and the reasons for any satisfaction or dissatisfaction in cancer pain management Methods : A cross-sectional survey was used to obtain the feedback about pain management. The results of the survey were collected from 59 in- or out-patient who had cancer treatment at two of the teaching hospitals in Seoul from July, 2002 to November, 2002. The data was obtained by a structured questionnaire based on the American Cancer Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire(APS-POQ) and other previous research. The clinical information for all patients were compiled by reviewing their medical records. Resuts : 1) The subjects' mean score of the worst pain was 6.77, the average pain score was 3.80, and the pain score after management was 2.93 for the past 24 hours. The mean score of total pain interference was $25.03{\pm}12.82$. Many of the subjects had false beliefs about pain such as 'the experience of pain is a sign that the illness has gotten worse', 'pain medicine should be 'saved' in case the pain gets worse' and 'people get addicted to pain medicine easily'. 2) 66.1% of the subjects were properly medicated with analgesics. 33.9% of the subjects reported use of various methods in controlling pain other than the prescribed medication. Only 33.9% of the subjects had a chance to be educated about pain management by doctors or nurses. 3) The mean score of patients' satisfaction with pain management was $4.19{\pm}1.14$. 72.9% of the subjects answered 'satisfied' with pain management. The reasons for dissatisfaction were 'the pain was not relieved even after the pain management', 'I was not quickly and promptly treated when I complained of pain', 'doctors and nurses didn't pay much attention to my complaints of pain.', and 'there was no appropriate information given on the methods of administration, effect duration and side effects of pain medicine.' The reasons for satisfaction were: 'the pain was relieved after the pain management.', 'doctors and nurses quickly and promptly controlled my pain.', 'doctors and nurses paid enough attention to my complaints of pain.' and 'trust in my physician'. 4) In pain severity or pain interference, no significant difference was found between the satisfied group and dissatisfied group. On the belief 'good patients avoid talking about pain', a significant difference was found between the satisfied group and dissatisfied group. Conclusions : The patients' satisfaction with cancer pain management has increased over the years but still about 30% of patients reported to be 'not satisfied' for various reasons. The results of this study suggest that patients' education should be done to improve satisfaction in the pain management program.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.8
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• pp.331-340
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• 2020

Rheumatoid arthritis ("RA"), whose characteristics are chronic inflammation and chronic pain, accompanies autonomic nervous system(ANS) dysfunction. In particular, ANS dysfunction in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain was found to have increased the local pain intensity while lowering the pain threshold, thereby negatively influencing pain. It is reported that thermo-spinal massage affects relief of chronic pain and recovery of ANS in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Therefore, we report a case of rheumatoid patients with chronic pain and ANS dysfunction, who experienced recovery of ANS dysfunction and pain reduction by applying thermo-spinal massage treatment.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.3016-3022
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to measure and evaluate the degree of the pain using tools such as faces, glasses, chips, and colors for 96 children in three general hospitals. The children preferred faces, glasses, chips and colors in order, and they preferred orange color for pain-free and black for intense pain. The pain score was significantly high with the children who did not have experience in hospital except colors tool in the difference by means of general characteristics(faces, glasses, chips; p<0.05). Faces, glasses, chips, colors tools are pain assessment tools which are easy simple to handle by children including family and medical personnel. We expect these tools will be used in many ways to assess pain according to a child's age in a clinical setting.

• PNF and Movement
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.55-66
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• 2005

목적 : 본 연구는 경미한 경부 통증을 가진 대상자의 경부 운동감각과 경부 통증과 기능에 대하여 조사하였다. 방법 : 본 연구의 대상자는 자발적으로 참여한 81명의 (나이 18-30세, 평균 23.2) 건강한 대학생으로 구성되었으며, 측정은 경부운동감각과 통증 및 기능에 대하여 측정하였다. 경부운동감각은 편안히 앉은 자세에서, 경부 후인과 좌우 회전의 중간 관절 범위에서 대상자의 두부에 착용하지 않는 기구를 사용하여 측정하였다. 경부 통증과 기능은 가장 흔히 쓰이는 4가지 설문지를 한국어로 번역하고 문화적으로 적응하는 과정을 거쳐 사용하였다. 결과 : 대상자들을 경부 통증 빈도에 따라 세 집단으로 (통증 없음, 월별, 주별) 구분하였다. 각 집단간에는 4가지 설문지로 조사한 경부통증과 기능에는 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 경부운동감각은 통증 빈도가 높을수록 더 민감하게 나타났다 결론 : 경부 운동감각은 편안히 앉은 자세에서 경부 후인과 좌 우회전의 중간 관절범위에서 측정하였으며, 경미한 경부 통증 빈도가 높을수록 경부 운동감각은 더 민감하게 나타났다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.125-135
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• 2002

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of depression, discomfort, spirituality, physical care, and opioid use on pain with terminally ill cancer patients in the hospice units. Method : The convenient sample of this study consisted of 58 terminally ill cancer patients at three hospice units in university-affiliated hospitals. Patients were interviewed with structured questionnaires. The data was analyzed using ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multivariate multiple regression. Result : The results of this study were as follows : 1) The mean age of the participants was approximately 57 years. Regarding diagnosis, stomach cancer showed the highest frequency (24.1%), followed by lung cancer (17.2%) and rectal cancer (13.8%). Regarding motivation for admission to the hospice unit, the majority of the participants indicated pain control (67.2%), followed by spiritual care (39.7%), and symptom relief (27.6%). 2) The mean pain level measured by VAS was 5.13 (${\pm}2.61$). Regarding pain type, the highest pain frequency the participants experienced was deep pain (53.4%), followed by multiple pain (20.7%), intestinal pain (17.3%), and neurogenic (5.2%) and superficial pain (3.4%). 3) Regarding the factors influencing pain, the pain level was significantly affected by the depression level (P<0.01) and the opioid use (P<0.01). Conclusion, In summary, the higher the level of pain the terminally ill cancer patents had the higher the depression level as well as the opioid use. Thus, health care professionals need to continuously provide holistic care for them to die comfortably.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.217-225
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• 2009

As Pain is a comprehensive, biopsy chosocial phenomenon, improved understanding and successful management of pain need assessment of health-related quality of life and psychological states. The purpose of this study was to evaluate pain severity and pain-related interference to daily lives for patients with non-dental, orofacial pain(OFP) and a possible relation of OFP with psychological morbidity. Relation with such factors as gender, age, pain duration and diagnosis was also assessed. Inclusion criteria was all new patients with non-dental OFP attending the oral medicine.orofacial pain clinic of Dankook University Dental Hospital over 3 months' period, who completed the questionnaires of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Prior to the first consultation, the patients were asked to fill out the questionnaire in the waiting room and were diagnosed through consultation and clinical examination. Total subjects were 163 with M:F ratio of 1:1.5 and mean age of 34.6${\pm}$17.7 years. Mean duration of pain was 13.3${\pm}$26.2 months and all patients were divided into; Trigeminal Neuralgia group (TN, N=8), Neuropathic Pain group (NeP, N=9), Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain group (PIFP, N=8), and Temporomandibular Disorders group (TMD, N=138), subdivided into muscle problem (TMD-m, N=73), joint problem (TMD-j, N=24) and muscle-joint combined problem (TMD-c, N=41). OFP patients showed moderate pain severity and moderate pain-related interference. There was no gender difference in overall pain severity and interference and levels of anxiety and depression. Elderly patients aged ${\geq}$ 60 years showed higher pain severity (p<0.05). Patients with chronic pain ${\geq}$ 3 months reported more increased level of anxiety and depression than those with acute pain (p<0.05). Compared to TMD patients, patients with TN, NeP and PIFP suffered from higher level of pain and pain-related interference and reported higher level of anxiety and depression (p<0.05). Pain interference was closely correlated with their pain severity and with psychometric properties such as anxiety and depression. Pain severity was weakly correlated with levels of anxiety and depression. The results suggest a need for psychosocial assessment and support for successful management of OFP in addition to control of pain itself.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2010.11b
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• pp.1041-1043
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• 2010

만성 통증 환자의 우울증 및 삶의 질 저하에 대한 많은 보고가 있으며, 통증 조절을 위해 심리적 측면도 중요한 요소로 포함된다. 온열 수치료는 통증 조절을 위하여 가장 많이 시행되는 치료법 중의 하나이며 다양한 방법으로 임상에서 적용될 수 있다. 현재까지 전신 온열 수치료가 통증, 심리, 주관적인 삶의 질에 미치는 영향에 대하여 포괄적인 연구가 시행된 사례가 없으므로, 본 연구에서는 만성 통증 환자에게 제주도내 상수원을 이용한 온습포치료, 즉 통증 부위의 부분치료 또는 전신 온열 수치료를 시행한 후 통증의 정도, 정서, 주관적 삶의 질 평가 결과에 변화가 있는지 알아보기로 하였다.