Jin Ju Shin ¹, Jin Seop Kim ¹, Ji Heon Hon ¹, Jae Ho Yu ¹, Dong Yeop Lee ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Physical Therapy, Sun Moon University, KR

Abstract

In modern society, using the Video Display Terminal (VDT) such as a personal computer or a smart-phone is universal that results in the increasing of upper extremity musculoskeletal diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sternocleidomastoid muscle, upper trapezius muscle thickness and the height of table while the computer working. 15 healthy adult males and 15 females were recruited and agreed to participate as subjects in the study after a preliminary research. After setting 5cm, 15cm and 25cm height difference between the knee and the table, the subjects performed the computer work five minutes for each height while maintaining the working position of the machine and were measured the thickness of sternocleidomastoid and upper trapezius. As a result, there were significant difference for the change of thickness of upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle that were measured after the working of the computer on the height difference between the knee and the table in 5cm, 15cm and 25cm (p<.05). The thickness of all the sternocleidomastoid muscle and upper trapezius is thinnest at the time of the height difference in 15cm.

Keywords

Computer Work, Sternocleidomastoid Muscle, Ultrasonography, Upper Trapezius Muscle.

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Jean Soo Kim ¹, Dong Yeop Lee ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Clinical Laboratory Science Daejeon Health Institute of Technology, KP
2 Department of Physical Therapy, SunMoon University, KP

Abstract

Objectives: This study is conducted to investigate the factors related to the willingness of cancer screening with the ¨National Nutrition Survey Original document, a national representative health related survey data. Methods/Statistical Analysis: 4,817 subjects were finally selected and analyzed among 8,108 participated in national nutrition survey in 2013 who are above 30-year-old, the recommended age of uterine cervical cancer screening program which is the minimum age in several cancer screening recommendation program, after deducted the missing value. Findings: According to the study differentiate factors related to correlation analysis for the checkup were place of residence, subjective state of health, stress recognition level, weight control in 1 year, the number of moderate physical activity date in a week, smoking, alcohol intake amount, and subjective body perception. Improvements/Applications: Therefore, the public relations should be strengthened to encourage people in having checkup, and activate check-up program to improve check-up rate for enhancing the national health.

Keywords

Cancer, Health, National Nutrition Survey, Smoking, Stress.

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So-Young Lee ¹, Jeong-Eun Lim ¹, Dong Yeop Lee ¹, Jae Ho Yu ¹, Jin Seop Kim ¹, Jiheon Hong ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Physical Therapy, Sun Moon University, Asan-si, Chungnam, 336-708, KR

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of the position of the ankle joint on the isokinetic muscular strength of the knee joint. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The subjects of this study were 20 young and healthy adult females who were applied at random ankle joint positions and underwent the flexion and extension of the knee joint. Isokinetic muscle strength was measured for each process at an angle speed of 60°/sec with CSMI. The comparison of knee muscle strength for each ankle position was conducted by a one-way ANOVA. Post hoc tests utilized LSD. Findings: When the knee joint was extension at a 40° plantar flexion, it showed a significant difference regarding the neutral position and the position of the 20° dorsiflexion (p<.05). Knee flexion did not show a significant difference depending on the position of the ankle joint (p>.05). The muscle strength rate of the knee joint showed a significant difference for the neutral position and the position of the 20° dorsiflexion at the position of a 40° plantar flexion (p<.05). Improvements/Applications: We propose that the position of plantar flexion was the most effective at expressing maximum muscle strength when doing an isokinetic knee extension exercise.

Keywords

Ankle, Isokinetic Exercise, Isokinetic Strength, Joint Angle, Knee.

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Myeong Ryeol Kim ¹, Joo Young Chung ¹, Dong Yeop Lee ¹, Ji Heon Hong ¹, Jin Seop Kim ¹, Jae Ho Yu ¹, Sangmi Jung ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Physical Therapy, SunMoon University, Korea
2 Department of Occupational Therapy, Sangji youngseo University, Korea

Abstract

Objectives: This study intends to provide basic materials for selecting an appropriate type of pillow that will maintain the cervical spine to be in a neutral position during sleeping time. Methods/Statistical analysis: Twenty-eight male and female adults agreed to participate in this study. 30 minutes to measure the amount of change in the coordinates. Towel were spread on a hard and flat floor and the pillows were horizontally placed parallel to the x-axis of the three-dimensional motion analyzer with one of their corners positioned at the origin of coordinates. The participants lied on their pillow with their head located right in the middle of their pillow and for those who lied on a Memory foam Pillow (MP) or a functional pillow, they located their neck on the neck-supporting part of their pillow. The participants were put to the test for 30 minutes for each type of pillow and during the experiment, they were prohibited from talking or moving. One way repeated ANOVA is used to compare the change in the coordinate in time of the three pillows. Findings: The descriptive statistics that show the location of the pillows and the participants’ heads. Except for Lt 2 and Lt 3, all the markers showed a significant difference (p<.05). The descriptive statistics shows the height of the pillows and the participants’ heads. All the markers showed a significant difference (p<.05). The average amount of change in the location of the pillows is shown. The markers on the left side of the pillows showed no significant difference in the average amount of change in their location. Among the markers on the right side of the pillows, the markers showed a significant difference between Feather Pillow (FP) group and MP group and between MP group and The Functional Pillow (TFP) group. Among the markers attached on the participants’ face, there was a significant difference between FP group and MP group and between FP group and TFP group. The average amount of change in the location of the pillows is shown. Among the markers on the left side of the pillows, there was a significant difference in the average amount of change in the height of the pillows between FP group and MP group and between FP group and TFP group. Among the markers on the right side of the pillows, there was a significant difference in the average amount of change in the height of the pillows between FP group and MP group and between FP group and TFP group. Among the markers attached on the participants’ face, there was a significant difference between FP group and MP group, between MP group and TFP group and between FP group and TFP group. Application/Improvements: This study revealed that the material and type of pillow were related to SC and found out that using TFP, compared to the other two types of pillows, the height of the participants’ heads less significantly changed with the passage of time. Therefore, TFP can be recommended as an appropriate type of pillow with a proper level of SC for cervical spine .

Keywords

Cervical Support, Pillow Height, Sleep, Three-Dimensional Motion Analyzer.

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