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A series of experiments have been performed upon 20 of the women with urinary incontinence who are acting as volunteers in 'P' hospital in Pusan area, to observe the effects of the Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Program using vaginal cone for 8 weeks from May, 2005 to June 2005, and the following conclusions were made. 1. The average age of the people for the experiment was 52.1, all of whom have given births while 90% of them were natural births, and it was shown that women who in the daily life do exercise had slight symptoms of urinary incontinence compared to those who do not exercise, and women who have more than 4 children had more severe urinary incontinence symptoms. 2. After the pelvic floor muscle reinforcing exercise, significant improvements have been made regarding urinary symptoms, sexual functions, comforts in daily life, maximum vaginal pressure, maximum vaginal contraction time compared to before the exercise. 3. As for the degree of vaginal cone instability, it was effectively shown that at the 1st round, tool damage complaint was 55%, insanitation complaint was 20%, and the complaint on tool size and vaginal feeling was 5%, however at the 5th round, tool damage complaint was 25%, insanitation complaint, 0%, and the complaint on tool size and vaginal feeling was 75%. 4. Regarding the inconvenience when exercising using vaginal cone, it was effectively shown that at the 1st round, pelvic floor muscle stiffness, insecure sense of wearing, inconvenience of tool washing, and pain were respectively 20%, 20%, 10%, and 5%, and at the 5th round, inconvenience of tool washing was 95%, and the stiffness of pelvic floor muscle was 5%. As above, the pelvic floor muscle exercise program using vaginal cone is expected to improve and treat the symptoms for stress urinary incontinence, and is thought to be the most suitable treatment and prevention method with an effect of medical cost reduction, unattackableness to patients, and low risk in socio-economic standpoint. In order to effectively raise the effects of pelvic floor muscle reinforcement exercise using vaginal cone later on, more specific researches need to be conducted for the safeness on uses and improvement of inconveniences.

Purpose: The purpose of this study compare the several foot orthoses with non-wearing foot on hemiplegia. Many studies of hemiplegic orthoses are published. But compare with their orthoses is not enough, So we will find out of their merits and demerits. Method: We find out and compare the data of published book, journal, studies until now. Results: Merits of plastic AFO is supporting gait due to medial stability on hemiplegic patients. Orthoses support knee extension and hip extension, but hip joint is unstable because of hip flexion fixed position and knee hyper extension for stability. Anyway plastic AFO is most effective orthoses on hemiplegic patients. Anterior plastic AFO is more effective to korean patients because naked-foot gait life pattern in indoors. Additional effect is that Anterior plastic AFO stimulate foot base sensory. But, In weight bearing distribution, Posterior plastic AFO is more effective than anterior plastic. Conclusion: Most orthoses are effective on hemiplegic patients for foot drop. But, according to the type of orthoses, Merit and demerit are different. So the choice of the orthoses is very important issue.

The purposes of this study were to provide basic the data about standard of fatigue that occurs due to simple repeated keyboard work on a computer. Fifteen subjects (students of OO University) being in this study (7 male, 8 female). The subjects typewrote a long article of Hancom Taja Gyosil, their mean typing speeds were recorded, and they were divided randomly into three groups according to typing speeds. And typing speeds were increased at the rate of 120%, 140%, 160% of mean typing speeds in each groups, caused muscle fatigue artificially. Before and after the experiment, grip strengths were measured and Box and Block Test (hereinafter referred to as “BBT”) was performed respectively. The results were as follows; 1. In group of 299 types/min and less, there was not statistically significant difference in grip strength between before and after the typewrite, BBT score showed significant differences at 120%, 140%, 160%(p<0.05). 2. In the group of 300～350 types/min, there were statistically significant difference in grip strength between before and after the typewrite, at 120%, 160%, BBT score showed ignificant differences at 100%, 140%, 160%(p<0.05). 3. In the group of more than 350 types/min, there were statistically significant difference in grip strength between before and after the typewrite at 140%, 160%, BBT score showed significant differences at all experiments(p<0.05). Future study will be needed to complement factors about grip strength and typing speed. With recent investigations of cumulative trauma disorders, our results would be use as the basic data that prevent and manage to computer users' that.

The purpose of this study was correlation between handwriting skills and visual perception. Thirty six children who were first and second grade students in S elementry school in Kim-Hae. They administered the K-DTVP-2 and Handwriting skill test. It was conducted from November, 22, 2004 to December, 3, 2004. The data were analysed with non-paired t-test and pearson correlation coefficient. The results showed GVP score was significant different in grade and gender and MRP score was significant different in grade. VMI score was significant different in grade and VMI score and handwriting score were correlation in grade, age and gender. MRP score and handwriting score were correlation in grade, age and gender and K-DTVP-2 score and handwriting score were correlation in grade, age and gender. In conclusion, Visual Perception and handwriting skill were relationship in grade, age and gender. So, there must be several evaluation standard to show norm data and next step of study will be relationship between visual perception and handwriting skills in handicapped children.

There are conflicting reports regarding circadian variation in the onset of acute myocardial infarction (MI) among patients with diabetes. We therefore, studied the circadian pattern of the incidence of acute MI in patients (n = 3,882) who were enrolled in the Onset Study stratified by the presence, type, and duration of diabetes. The Onset Study was conducted at 64 U.S. medical centers between August 1989 and September 1996. We used harmonic regression model to evaluate the circadian variation of MI symptom onset in patients with and without diabetes. Subgroup analysis was performed according to the presence, type, and duration of diabetes by the 2 test (dividing the day into four 6-h intervals). Patients without diabetes exhibited a prominent morning peak in the incidence of acute MI symptom onset (P< 0.001). In contrast, patients with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes ≥ 5 years had a marked attenuation of the morning peak. Patients who had type 2 diabetes diagnosed within the previous 5 years had a pattern of onset of acute MI similar to patients without diabetes. Patients with type 1 diabetes and those with type 2 diabetes ≥5 years have an attenuation of the morning peak in acute MI. Inconsistency in observation of such an effect in patients with diabetes in the past may well have been due to difference in the duration of diabetes and thus the variable extent of underlying autonomic dysfunction.

These two Methods are shown following difference. Bobath and Vojta are people who act as pioneer in treatment of CNS Dysfunction. 1. Bobath is applied to cerebral palsy and adult hemiplegia, but Vojtar is limited in youngchild cerebral palsy. 2. Bobath introduces new concept and changed aspect was shown previous concept Vojta is developing one concept continuously changelessly. 3. Bobath is principle that make normal pattern controlling abnormality pattern. Vojta is principle to maintain action of normal pattern causing contraction through stimulation. 4. Bobath analyzes abnormality pattern through movement analysis. Vojta evaluates through7 postural reflex and disorder does quantification. 5. Bobath treatment applies selecting suitable method to each patient, but Vojta treatment repeats method that stimulate stimulating point.

The concept of a 'home visit medical service' system is in the continuity of medical treatment. Continuous medical therapy is very important for patients after leaving hospital because of rehabilitation. However, the medical therapy led by a hospital is not so now. Our country cannot carry out a continuous rehabilitation therapy after leaving hospital. They do re-hospitalization by the complication. Hee-yeon Hospital is manage a region care center. This rehabilitation therapy center is a medical welfare complexity hospital with ten Physical Therapist and five Occupational Therapist. The hospital is activating the visit rehabilitation therapy. Therefore, this system should just be fixed also to our country. Because, the patient who is present in the house which requires rehabilitation cooperates with a hospital, and needs to be treated continuously. Therefore, the expense which enters by SooBal insurance enforced in July, 2008 should just be accepted. The social cost of it will also decrease.

Taping therapy makes tape intermediate. Utilize stimulation effects and mechanical effect by tape in treatment. Main indication is symptoms by musculo-skeletal system dysfunction in tape treatment. Indication of Taping therapy is symptoms by musculo-skeletal system dysfunction. About, Cumulative Trauma Disorders is the mainest indication among musculo-skeletal dysfunction. Symptoms of such musculo-skeletal dysfunction classify greatly by Resting pain and Movement pain. OMT-Taping of Arikawa is high effect to Movement pain, and SBT-Taping of Danaka is high effect to Resting pain. There is method of Power Source muscle taping, Postural reflex taping, Joint Mobilization, and Local taping to OMT-Taping. SBT-Taping classifies first by whole body method and local method of treatment. Basis of treatment of SBT-Taping is treatment of Body heat and body cold. There is method of Basic method, Pain method, flexor protractor method, interrelation method, Make method, therapy of Type etc. by other whole body method. Apply Local therapy if do not get effect that is good by application of whole body method of treatment. It is MSD-Taping that compose OMT-Taping and SBT-Taping consisted of such methods by one method. That is, OMT-Taping to Movement pain, and approach that apply SBT-Taping to Resting pain is MSD- Taping.

Origin of Taping therapy is not sure. But, 19th century end was begun by literature. First Taping therapy was method that fix by adhesive plaster. Adhesive plaster fixing method gave birth Sports Taping and Functional Taping in Manual therapy field on the other hand in the 1920s. And Sports Taping gave birth Spiral taping of Danaka and Kinesio taping of Kenzo in the 1970s. Arikawa developed Orthopaedic Medicine Taping that mix Spiral taping and Kinesio-taping in the 1980s. Sports Taping was delivered in early 1980s in the Korea, and Spiral Taping, Kinesio-Taping was delivered first in the 1990s, and OMT Taping was delivered about 1995.