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Evaluation of the effectiveness of manual therapy on the cervical spine
Abstracts / European Journal of Integrative Medicine 8S (2016) 1–66
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Poster abstracts
Evaluation of the effectiveness of manual therapy on the cervical spine
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Gabor Ormos National Institute for Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Frankel L. 38-40, Budapest 1023, Hungary E-mail address: [email protected]. Introduction: There is a paucity in objective evaluation of the effectiveness of manual therapy. Investigation has been performed to present three methods for the measurement the effect of combined manual therapy on the cervical spine. Methods: • 40 patients (20 male and 20 female) • mean age 38.6 years • duration of their symptoms between 2 and 6 months (neck pain, movement restriction, without neurological deficit, segmental blocage between C 2 and 7) • manual therapy (included PIR, mobilisation, manipulation) 2 times/2 weeks Evaluation 1: Measurement of neck posture angles by digital photos with special computer software. Evaluation 2: Measurement of neck muscle strength by means of strain gauge dynamometer. Evaluation 3: Measurement of neck mobility by goniometer (inclinometer + compass). Measurement of neck flexion + extension + lateral flexion = total mobility. Results: All three methods for evaluation showed significant values proving the effectiveness of manual therapy on the cervical spine. Conclusion: Effectiveness of manual therapy can be evaluated by measurement of neck mobility, neck posture angles and neck muscle strength. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2016.08.108
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A study on 2040 technology forecasting using Delphi survey in Korean Medicine Soo Hyun Kwon 1,∗ , Dongsu Kim 1 , Keun Ha Chung 2 , Ki Hoon Koo 1 , Dong Joon Kim 1 , Jong Min Woo 1 , Mi Young Ahn 1 , Shin Hee Heo 1 , Young Kyu Kwon 3 1 Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea 2 Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning, 68 Mabang-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06775, Republic of Korea 3 Department of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 Beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea E-mail address: [email protected] (S.H. Kwon).
Introduction: This is a study for technological forecasting, aiming to find out the promising future technologies in KM (Korean Medicine). Methods: The first pool of 145 technological tasks related to KM was composed by reviewing the existing data related to technological forecasting. The steering committee for the research set 99 final technological tasks. With the deduced technological tasks, mini-Delphi (2-round) method was conducted and 6 research items were used—the importance, realization time, urgency, technological competitiveness, the main agent that will push forward the task, and obstacles. Results: As a result on the time when the technology will be realized, 58 out of 99 technologies (59%) were predicted to be realized in the same year domestically and globally. The average of the importance of the 99 technological tasks was 72.9. As for the main agent to push forward the research and development of future technologies, ‘industry-academic cooperation’ took the highest portion at 58.7%, and regarding the obstacles to realize technological tasks, the lack of infrastructure (research funds) was the highest at 33.6%. Conclusion: This study shows that the development of basic technologies in the technologies of Korean medicine is insufficient and it is believed that the development of basic technologies is urgent to promote the development of application technologies. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2016.08.109
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Poster abstracts
Evaluation of the effectiveness of manual therapy on the cervical spine
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Gabor Ormos National Institute for Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Frankel L. 38-40, Budapest 1023, Hungary E-mail address: [email protected]. Introduction: There is a paucity in objective evaluation of the effectiveness of manual therapy. Investigation has been performed to present three methods for the measurement the effect of combined manual therapy on the cervical spine. Methods: • 40 patients (20 male and 20 female) • mean age 38.6 years • duration of their symptoms between 2 and 6 months (neck pain, movement restriction, without neurological deficit, segmental blocage between C 2 and 7) • manual therapy (included PIR, mobilisation, manipulation) 2 times/2 weeks Evaluation 1: Measurement of neck posture angles by digital photos with special computer software. Evaluation 2: Measurement of neck muscle strength by means of strain gauge dynamometer. Evaluation 3: Measurement of neck mobility by goniometer (inclinometer + compass). Measurement of neck flexion + extension + lateral flexion = total mobility. Results: All three methods for evaluation showed significant values proving the effectiveness of manual therapy on the cervical spine. Conclusion: Effectiveness of manual therapy can be evaluated by measurement of neck mobility, neck posture angles and neck muscle strength. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2016.08.108
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A study on 2040 technology forecasting using Delphi survey in Korean Medicine Soo Hyun Kwon 1,∗ , Dongsu Kim 1 , Keun Ha Chung 2 , Ki Hoon Koo 1 , Dong Joon Kim 1 , Jong Min Woo 1 , Mi Young Ahn 1 , Shin Hee Heo 1 , Young Kyu Kwon 3 1 Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea 2 Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning, 68 Mabang-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06775, Republic of Korea 3 Department of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 Beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea E-mail address: [email protected] (S.H. Kwon).
Introduction: This is a study for technological forecasting, aiming to find out the promising future technologies in KM (Korean Medicine). Methods: The first pool of 145 technological tasks related to KM was composed by reviewing the existing data related to technological forecasting. The steering committee for the research set 99 final technological tasks. With the deduced technological tasks, mini-Delphi (2-round) method was conducted and 6 research items were used—the importance, realization time, urgency, technological competitiveness, the main agent that will push forward the task, and obstacles. Results: As a result on the time when the technology will be realized, 58 out of 99 technologies (59%) were predicted to be realized in the same year domestically and globally. The average of the importance of the 99 technological tasks was 72.9. As for the main agent to push forward the research and development of future technologies, ‘industry-academic cooperation’ took the highest portion at 58.7%, and regarding the obstacles to realize technological tasks, the lack of infrastructure (research funds) was the highest at 33.6%. Conclusion: This study shows that the development of basic technologies in the technologies of Korean medicine is insufficient and it is believed that the development of basic technologies is urgent to promote the development of application technologies. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2016.08.109