• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.332-334
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• 1998

A 25-year-old epileptic female patient scheduled for vaginal delivery, was referred to the pain clinic for the relief of labor pain. She had been taking anticonvulsant drugs, but suffered from seizure attacks three or four times a month. We had induced continuous lumbar epidural analgesia successfully and she subsequently gave birth to a healthy infant. So we report that continuous lumbar epidural analgesia should be considered as a safe method for reduction of labor pain and prevention of seizure attacks in epileptic pregnant women.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.299-302
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• 1994

Prostaglandin E1(PGE1) is a potent vasodilator and is a useful drug for the treatment of occlusive peripheral vascular disease. It has been used systemically via intravenous route or regionally via intraarterial route. We tried intravenous regional administration of PGE1 for the treatment of a patient with occlusive arterial disease involving left fingers. During the 13th injection, the patient complained of severe pain at the injection site during the drug administration. Thereafter, the patient developed painful and severe swelling with blebs on his left hand. Systemic antibiotics were given together with stellate ganglion block of the affected left side. PGE1 was substituted to reserpine, which is subcutaneously injectable, for the second term treatment.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.339-348
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• 2009

자동 굴곡-신연기법이 만성요통 환자의 요천추 각, 요추만곡, 요추 5번 추간판 각, 그리고 통증에 미치는 영향에 대하여 연구하였다. 만성요통 환자 30명을 대상으로 실험군과 대조군의 두 그룹으로 나누어 실험 전과 후의 요천추 각, 요추만곡, 요추 5번 추간판 각, 그리고 통증을 측정 하였다. 실험군은 온습포, 간섭파, 초음파, 그리고 자동 굴곡-신연기법을 적용하였으며, 대조군은 온습포, 간섭파, 초음파, 그리고 스트레칭운동을 적용하였다. 실험전과 후를 비교해 보면 대조군과 실험군 둘 다 처리효과가 있음을 알 수 있다. 또한 실험군의 굴곡-신연기법적용이 대조군에서의 스트레칭운동보다 효과가 월등히 좋다는 것을 알 수 있다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.519-535
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• 2005

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of manual therapies which are Posterior Anterior Central Vertebral Pressure (PACVP) and Posterior Anterior Unilateral Vertebral Pressure(PAUVP} in patients having a chronic pain in the neck. This study focused on sixty patients having a chronic pain in the neck from 19 years old and 65years old. There are 33 females and 27 males each. This study randomize two groups from all subjects that have been mentioned above. Group 1 received a cervical spine manual therapy, Group 2 received a conservative physical therapy. Each therapy was held for 3 times a week, totally, 6 times for two weeks. The tape was used to measure cervical range of motion(ROM) in six areas-flexion, extension, left lateral flexion, right lateral flexion, left rotation, right rotation. 100mm Visual Analogue Scale(100mm VAS) was used to measure the subjective pain level. All measurements of each patient were measured at pre-treatment and 2 weeks post-treatment. The results of this study would be summarized as follow: 1. The manual treatment group has much more recovery than that of conservative physical therapy group in terms of the degree of the ROM improvement showing a significant difference between two groups(p<0.05) 2. The manual treatment group has more recovery than that of the conservative physical therapy group in the improvement of pain(p<0.05).

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2006

Background: Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) plays an important role in the modulation of nociception. Although local sildenafil produces antinociception, by increasing cGMP through the inhibition of phosphodiesterase 5, the effect of spinal sildenafil has not been determined. The authors evaluated the effects of intrathecal sildenafil on the nociceptive behavior evoked by formalin injection and thermal stimulation. Methods: Lumbar intrathecal catheters were implanted into rats, with formalin and Hot-Box tests used as nociceptive models. The formalin-induced nociceptive behavior (flinching response) and withdrawal latency to radiant heat were measured, and the general behaviors also observed. Results: The intrathecal administration of sildenafil produced dose-dependent suppression of the flinches in both phases in the formalin test, and increased the withdrawal latency in the Hot-Box test. No abnormal behaviors were noted. Conclusions: Sildenafil, an inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 5, is active against the nociceptive state evoked in the spinal cord by formalin and thermal stimulations. Accordingly, spinal sildenafil may be useful in the management of pain.

• 대한정형외과스포츠의학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.121-124
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• 2010

발바닥 부위에 반복적인 저 에너지의 자극이 가해지는 선수들에게는 건염, 피로 골절, 또는 과사용 증후군과 같은 병변이 자주 관찰된다. 운동 선수들에게 발생하는 발뒤꿈치 통증의 대부분의 원인은 족저 근막염이고, 이 는 족저 근막의 반복적 자극에 의해 발생한다. 대부분 보존적인 치료 방법으로 증상의 호전을 보이고 운동에 복귀한다. 흔하지는 않지만, 발뒤꿈치 통증의 원인이 되는 신경 압박병증도 반복적인 자극에 따른 신경의 주변조직 비후에 의해 발생할 수도 있다고 한다. 저자들은 발 부위에 저 에너지의 반복적인 자극이 가해지는 농구 선수에게서 만성 족저 근막염이 동반된 외측 족저 신경의 압박병증을 관찰하였고, 발생 가능한 기전과 증례를 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하고자 한다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.137-141
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• 2006

Background: It has been known that melatonin is involved in the modulation of nociceptive transmission. However, the effect of melatonin administered spinally has not been examined. Therefore, we examined the effect of melatonin on the formalin-induced or thermal-induced nociception at the spinal level. Methods: Intrathecal catheter was inserted into the subarachnoid space of male Sprague-Dawley rats. Pain was assessed by formalin test (induced by injection of $50{\mu}l$ of a 5% formalin solution to the hindpaw) or Hot-Box test (induced by radiant heat application to the hindpaw). The effect of intrathecal melatonin was examined on flinching behavior in the formalin test or withdrawal response in Hot-Box test. Results: Intrathecal melatonin produced a limited, but dose-dependent reduction of the flinching response during phase 1 and 2 in the formalin test. In addition, melatonin delivered at evening also decreased the flinching response in both phases of the formalin test. Melatonin restrictively increased the withdrawal latency in Hot-Box test. Conclusions: These results suggest that melatonin is active against the formalin- and thermal-induced nocicpetion at the spinal level, but the effect is limited.

• 대한정형도수물리치료학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is compare the effects of two therapeutic processes-i) conservative Myofacial Release Technique along and ii) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve stimuliation alone - on the increase in the range of motion(ROM) and on the decrease in patient's pain with chronic Neck pain. The subjects of the study were student with choronic neck pain in Daegu health university. Half of them (10) took conservative Myofacial Release Technique along and the others (10) took Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve stimuliation alone. I used 3D Motion analysis. The range of motion (ROM) in six areas-flexion, extension, left lateral flexion, right lateral flexion, left rotation, right rotation-to check the effectiveness of the two combinations of methods, measured pain with visual analogue scale (VAS) to see the effect on pain reduce. Assement was conducted to the groups before the treatment began and affer the four weeks treatment ended. This study shows that both groups demonstrated significant improvement in ROM increase and pain reduction. Flexion ROM increases were significant in MFR and TENS after treatment 2 weeks and 4 weeks. Extension ROM increases were significant in MFR and TENS after treatment 2 weeks. Right rotation ROM was no significant differences were found in MFR and TENS after treatment all weeks. Right lateral flexion ROM increases were significant in MFR and TENS after treatment 3 weeks. Left lateral flexion ROM increases were significant in MFR and TENS after treatment 1 weeks. But the others no significant differences were in MFR group and TENS group during 4 weeks.

• Clinical Pain
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.54-58
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• 2020

Skeletal muscle metastasis of gastric cancer is extremely rare and is associated with various symptoms. Here, we report on a 60-year-old woman with right hip pain after excessive walking. Two years earlier, the patient had been treated for advanced gastric cancer (surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy). Upon magnetic resonance imaging, diffuse muscle swelling and high signal intensity were observed in T2-weighted images of the right hip muscle. However, the FDG uptake in the right gluteal muscles was not obviously increased. Pathological examination of muscle biopsy revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma of stomach origin. The patient was treated with chemotherapy, and the swelling and pain in the right hip are progressively improving.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2006

본 연구는 초등학생을 위한 학교구강보건 사업에 대한 유용하고 실용적인 도구로서의 구강건강관련 삶의 질 지표의 활용 가능성을 제시하고 학교구강보건사업의 평가에 대한 기초자료를 수집할 목적으로 광주시에 소재한 초등학교 5, 6학년을 대상으로 구강관련일상수행지표(OIDP)와 건강관련 주관인식 및 구강건강상태 등의 연관성을 조사 분석한바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. OIDP 점수 보유자는 전체의 45.5%였으며, 6학년이 5학년보다 그리고 여자가 남자보다 평균 점수가 높았다. 2. OIDP에 유무에 따른 지식, 태도, 행동 수준의 경우 OIDP 점수를 가진 집단보다 갖지 않은 집단에서 구강보건에 대한 지식, 태도, 행동수준이 더 높았고, 지식, 행동의 경우 유의한 차이가 있었다(p < 0.05). 3. OIDP 점수 유무에 따른 구강건강인지, 상태 만족, 치과불필요도는 OIDP 점수를 가진 집단 보다 OIDP 점수를 갖지 않는 집단에서 바람직하였고, 모두 유의한 차이가 있었다(p < 0.05). 4. OIDP 점수 유무에 따른 우식경험영구치아수는 OIDP 점수를 가진 집단보다 갖지 않은 집단에서 적게 나타났고, 유의한 차이가 있었다(p < 0.05). 5. OIDP 점수를 보유한 아동은 잇솔질(49.5%), 식사(47.1%), 감정유지(22%), 발음(19.7%) 등의 순으로 어려움을 경험한 것으로 나타났다. 6. OIDP 항목별 유발 원인에 있어서는 흔들린 치아 및 빠진 치아가 잇솔질에 대한 어려움의 원인으로 나타났고, 치아통증이 식사, 감정유지, 공부에 대한 어려움의 원인이었으며, 부정교합이 발음과 미소 짓기에 대한 어려움으로, 충치가 대인관계와 수면에 대한 어려움의 원인이었다.