• Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.217-224
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• 2013

Objectives : The object of this study is to report the effectiveness of Korean medicine treatment and to urge in-depth research on plantar fasciitis. Methods : Four patients, diagnosed as plantar fasciitis, were treated by Korean medicine interventions; acupuncture at K13, BL60, BL40, indirect moxibustion at local region, oral intake herbal medicine and Korean physical therapy on plantar fascia. Visual analog scale(VAS) was adpoted as a method of measuring the effect of treatment on plantar pain. Results : As a result, the plantar pain decreased and VAS score was declined at three cases. However, at one case, the symptom was not changed and VAS score was same. Conclusions : Korean rehabilitative complex therapy can be effectively used for plantar fasciitis. Further studies are needed to set up a rehabilitation protocol with Korean medicine interventions on this disease.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.10 no.9
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• pp.293-301
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to provide some basic materials for the efficient hospital management through administrating manpower, by analyzing the influence of empowerment, which is recognized by the Physical therapist, in the respects of their general characteristics, working at the hospital which provides rehabilitative therapy on Job involvement and organizational commitment. First, the average of overall empowerment was 3.37. Second, the degree of the Job involvement was 3.39 and organizational commitment was 3.37 in average. Third, the study found out that higher the meaning of psychological empowerment and its impact and increased development chance, resources supper and information offer in structural empowerment positively influenced both job involvement and organizational commitment drastically.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.56 no.6
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• pp.537-539
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• 2014

Penetrating cerebral injuries caused by foreign bodies occur rarely due to the substantial mechanical protection offered by the skull. Throughout most of history, the brain, residing in a "closed box" of bone, has not been vulnerable to external aggression. Recently, we encountered a serious penetrating craniocerebral injury caused by a nail gun. Total excision of the offending nail via emergency craniotomy was performed, but the patient's neurologic status was not improved in spite of aggressive rehabilitative treatment. Here, we report on this troublesome case in light of a review of the relevant literature.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.247-257
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• 2002

By process of treatment for a case which diagnosed as spinal cord injury due to spinal arterio-venous malformation and admitted from the 19th, April, 2001 to the 15th, October, 2001, the results are as follows. Methods : The treatment of patient who is diagnosed as spinal cord injury due to spinal arterio-venous malformation by walking abreast of several kinds of oriental medical treatment with rehabilitative therapy. Results : The treatment was taken to the patient upgraded Frankel scale B to D and Cord motor index 61point to 88point.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.66 no.3
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• pp.289-297
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• 2023

Technological advances in neonatology led to the improvement of the survival rate in preterm babies with very low birth weights. However, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) has been one of the major complications of prematurity. IVH is relevant to neurodevelopmental disorders, such as cerebral palsy, language and cognitive impairments, and neurosensory and psychiatric problems, especially when combined with brain parenchymal injuries. Additionally, severe IVH requiring shunt insertion is associated with a higher risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. Multidisciplinary and longitudinal rehabilitation should be provided for these children based on the patients' life cycles. During the infantile period, it is essential to detect high-risk infants based on neuromotor examinations and provide early intervention as soon as possible. As babies grow up, close monitoring of language and cognitive development is needed. Moreover, providing continuous rehabilitation with task-specific and intensive repetitive training could improve functional outcomes in children with mild-to-moderate disabilities. After school age, maintaining the level of physical activity and managing complications are also needed.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.185-191
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• 2024

This case report examines the efficacy of carprofen and rehabilitation therapy in a 7-year-old, 4.5 kg, spayed Poodle with unilateral forelimb lameness. Gait analysis assessed kinetic parameters such as peak vertical force (PVF), vertical impulse (VI), symmetry index (SI), and body load distribution (BLD) before and after treatment. The differences between the left and right forelimbs were recorded. Before intervention, the PVF differences between the forelimbs were -4.00% during walking and 40.00% during trotting. Two weeks post-intervention, these improved to 8.33% and 27.67%, further reducing to 6.33% and 18.00% after four weeks. VI differences also improved, with initial values of -0.67 N∙s during walking and -1.3 N∙s during trotting decreasing to -0.03 N∙s and -0.87 N∙s, respectively. SI increased from 6.23% to 11.87% during walking, while it decreased from 33.63% to 14.73% during trotting. BLD differences reduced from -1.17 cm² and -7.13 cm² to 0.23 cm² and -2.17 cm², respectively, after four weeks. These results suggest that a combination of carprofen administration and rehabilitative intervention can effectively reduce lameness and improve symmetry in dogs with unilateral forelimb lameness, as evidenced by improvements in key gait parameters over the treatment period.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.104-114
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• 2022

Objectives: This study examined a clinical case of a paralytic ileus patient diagnosed with Soeumin. Methods: The patient was treated with herbal medicine (Hyangsayangwi-tang, Baekhaogunja-tang, Palmulgunja-tang), infusion solution treatments, acupuncture, moxibustion, and rehabilitative therapy. Their effects were evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS). Results: After receiving Korean medical treatment for 38 days, the VAS score for dyspepsia was reduced from 8 to 2, the VAS score for nausea and vomiting was reduced from 8 to 2, and the VAS score for abdominal pain was reduced from 7 to less than 1. Conclusions: Korean medicine could be effective in relieving the symptoms of paralytic Ileus.

• Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.193-204
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• 2022

Tongue reconstruction remains a major aspect of head and neck reconstructive procedures. Surgeons planning tongue reconstruction should consider several factors to optimize the overall outcomes. Specifically, various technical aspects related to tongue reconstruction have been found to affect the outcomes. Multidisciplinary teams dedicated to oncologic, reconstructive, and rehabilitative approaches play an essential role in the reconstructive process. Moreover, operative planning addressing certain patient-related and defect-related factors is crucial for optimizing functional speech and swallowing, as well as quality of life outcomes. Furthermore, tongue reconstruction is a delicate process, in which overall functional outcomes result from proper flap selection and shaping, recipient vessel preparation and anastomosis, surgical approaches to flap insetting, and postoperative management. The second part of this review summarizes these factors in relation to tongue reconstruction.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.1076-1084
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• 2017

Objectives: This report describes the case of a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) with hemiplegia, who was treated with a combination of traditional Korean medicine and western medicine. Methods: The patient received traditional Korean medical treatments, including acupuncture, during robust antiretroviral therapy with rehabilitative exercise. Results: During 24 months of treatment, the patient showed improvement in hemiplegia on a manual muscle test. Conclusions: The combination of traditional Korean medicine and western medicine was effective in the treatment of PML in a patient with hemiplegia.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.160-168
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• 2002

Spinal cord infarction in vascular impairment of spinal cord is rare in the world. and besides, because spinal cord has small cross-sectional area and almost all tract of sensory system and motor system pass away, spinal cord disease is one of the terrible diseases, that leaves usually permanent and severe neurological sequela. The case is about a patient who is 57 years old woman. Both of her legs were suddenly paralyzed and her case was diagnosed as spinal cord infarction in medical center. In our hospital, we focussed on her basic physiological condition-defecation, urination, dormitio, diet, etc. In the case of this patient, power and sense of both legs with physiolocal condition improved remarkably through Sasang Constitutional Medicine with rehabilitative therapy.