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This study was designed to investigate the needs of Occupational Therapy for the parents of handicapped children. The questionnaires have been mailed to 268 parents of the handicapped children aged 1 to 18 years. 134 answers replied were analyzed, and the findings were as follows; 1. Of the 134 subjects, 71(53%) were the mental retardation, speech disorder 8.2% and physically handicapped 7.5%. 2. The types of class that the handicapped children were attending were special school class(32.1%), general class(29.9%) and special class(22.4%). And the grades of the children were elementary school below 3rd grade(38.1%), up to 6th grade (16.4%), and high school(15.7%). 3. Almost of the subjects 124(92.5%) wanted some kinds of rehabilitation programs. Anyhow 28(20.9%) subjects engaged in the therapeutic programs at hospitals. 4. Supposedly those subjects are treated at the regional health offices, 98(73%) willingly pay the fee at the amount of 5,000 to 10,000 Won. 5. The preferred items of rehabilitation needs for the handicapped children were bathing(3.16±0.78), improving endurance(2.98±0.82), practicing number concept(3.41 ±0.78), concentrating attention(3.42±0.61), developing friendship(3.43±0.63), skill for child treat and education(3.39±0.55). From the above findings it was concluded that the parents of the handicapped children strongly wanted the Occupational therapy programs in the regional health offices. Also their needs were diverse, thus the occupational therapist was considered as the most satisfactory mediator for their needs. It seems clear that the quality of life of the handicapped children and their parents shall be highly developed when the OT services such as practicing for sociality development are applied to the respective regional health offices.

Purpose : This study is to observe how gastrocnemius and rectus femoris static stretching has acute affect on Standing board jump performance and to be offered basic information for proper stretching which doesn't drop Standing board jump performance when making training program for improved records. Method : The subject of this study is consist of 30 adults in their twenties who don't have any restrictions on the normal movement of their legs and have no special trouble to their musculoskeletal system. The subjects performed Standing board jump before and after stretching. The stretching which is used for this study was one of 4 static stretching method suggested by Nelson(2001b) in order to strengthen rectus femoris and we used Ankle boarder for strengthening gastrocnemius. Results : The mean of Standing board jump record from before-stretching subjects was 175.80㎝ ± 52.23㎝. In comparison with this, the mean of Standing board jump record from after-stretching subjects was 166.96±51.05㎝, which was reduced by 8.84㎝ between the means. Conclusion : In 8 minutes of the stretching, the mean of the subjects' Standing board jump record was 172.53±48.34㎝, which means that against before and after stretching, the records were increased. Thus, we can estimate that Standing board jump right after stretching decreases the exercise performance in the records.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the variation of shoe wedges on balance and functional locomotion capacity in hemiplegic patients. Twenty-six hemiplegic patients who are under rehabilitation at Hanyang University Seoul Hospital took part in this study from June 3, 2003 to Sept 5, 2003. The results of this study are as follows: First, there is a significant difference of weight-bearing rate in 5 and 7.5 degree than before-application when were given 0, 5, 7.5, 10 degree of shoe wedges(p<.05). Second, there is almost no difference of postural-sway when they were given 0, 5, 7.5, 10 degree of shoe wedges. Third, there is a significant difference of functional locomotion capacity in 7.5 degree than before-application when they were given 0, 5, 7.5, 10 degree of shoe wedges(p<.05). As a result, this training seems to promote the symmetry of weight-bearing rate and be effective on the rise of functional locomotion capacity if patients are trained as a standing posture by applying shoe wedge 7.5 degree to the lower limbs of their paralysis side.

Home care is develops and becomes part of the health care delivery system in an advanced country. Then it is necessary to understand home visiting physical therapy, which will be needed as the new therapeutic field in the future. There is insufficiency and shortage of therapeutic facilities compared with the aged and handicapped person who is necessary for physical therapy. So that home visiting physical therapy is needed as an alternative plan. This study was reviewed a relate article and reconstructed contents that physical therapy was essential for visiting health care program. This study was performed to investigate necessity and features of service required for home visiting physical therapy in formerly study. And it describe present aspects of home visiting physical therapy in the visiting health care program within a country also abroad. We indicates problem that is consist of individual and statical problem, also propose the progressive device such as well trained specialist, well-equipped facilities, financial and legal support, positive co-operation between people involved in home visiting physical therapy.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the effect of taping and wrist rest on wrist pain when typing. Method: Twenty five normal subjects performed typing task by dividing as applied to taping and used wrist rest. And then we recorded that the time which feel pain between applied taping and wrist rest and no applications of those when they typed with same condition. Result: There is significant difference between the time induced pain before and after using those methods. When they typed with taping or wrist rest, significant difference was observed in the time induced pain before application. There is no significant difference of the time induced pain between taping and wrist rest when they typed. Conclusion: When subjects typing, both taping and wrist rest group are effective for delay of pain, but there is no difference between effect of taping and wrist rest. Therefore, we concluded in this study that taping will be an effective alternative method when subjects can't apply wrist rest due to an unavailable case.

Objective: The Purpose of this study was identified problem, present condition of the Public health center through Comparison between the present condition of occupational therapy and physical therapy in Busan & Kyoung Nam Public health center. Method: Survey of 16th Busan public health center and 20th kyoung Nam public health center workers was conducted by questionary and telephone. The collection of data executes from 2005 September 30th to 2005 October 11th. reply data analyzed through the SPSS 10.0. Result: 1. 32th the Public health center have a physical therapy room but 1th the Public health center have occupational therapy room. 2. Physical therapist was employed regular workers and temporary workers but occupational therapist was employed only part time workers. 3. Necessity of occupational therapy room and physical therapy room was all respondents agree only physical therapy room, but 52% respondents agree occupational therapy room. 4. Rehabilitation visiting service was conducted on 26th. The order of professional staff was nurse, doctor, physical therapist and the others(11%) involved occupational therapist. 5. The user of rehabilitation visiting service was 65 years old and the older of disease type was chronic degeneration disease, CVA, dementia and SCI. Conclusion: 1. Current health code need law institution in regard of occupational room opening, occupational therapist employment and role. 2. A public hearing and forum need held for occupational therapist's participation on Community Based Rehabilitation 3. Recognition need convert occupational therapist' role through community based occupational therapy

The purpose of this study were to investigate musculoskeletal disorders state among some manufacturing workers and the necessity of industrial physical therapist. The relationship between the self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms and related factors among workers in manufacturing industries. Information on general characteristics, occupational characteristics, and musculoskeletal symptoms were obtained by a self-administered questionnaire between July and October in 2004, from 104 workers in Gimhae City and Ulsan City. The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, crosstabs analysis, and χ2-test using SPSS PC Version 10.0 for Windows program. The result were as follows; 1. The prevalence of occupational musculoskeletal disorders on shoulds are topping for 50.0%, hand/wrist is followed for 46.2%, leg/foot 41.4%, low back 39.7%, neck 33.7%, and arm/elbow 26.9%. 2. The pain degree of the standard of among a characteristic connected with it in relation to occupational musculoskeletal disorders is in order of answer, middle, low, severe, absence, highly severe. And the most people gain musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace than out of workplace. 3. The treatment time among experienced of treatment is, in order of answer, after work time, holiday, work time. 4. The kind of worker were treated for physical therapy is, in order of electrical therapy, exercise therapy, hydrotherapy. 5. The leaving work early by musculoskeletal pain is 12.5%, temporary retirement from workplace by musculoskeletal pain is 3.8%. 6. The difficulty things by work were difference between difficulty by work and the following others; existence of pain within one week, reasons of not to treat, bad effects that workers stress to transfer from workplace to hospital, existence of work difficulty problem with commuting treatment, physical effort for work, overload work, work in the uncomfortable position, repetitions of work. 7. The results reveal that it were difference between difficulty by work and the following others; existence of pain within one week, reasons of not to treat, bad effects that workers stress to transfer from workplace to hospital, existence of work difficulty problem with commuting treatment, physical effort for work, overload work, work in the uncomfortable position, work repetitions. 8. The most profit number to the physical therapist in workplace was, in order of answer 2, 3, 1, 5, 4 persons and the others. The further studies would be continue to musculoskeletal disorders state among several manufacturing workers and the necessity of physical therapy room in a workplace. We not only study from a physical therapist's point of view this research, but also study from a workers point of view of asking for help treatment. It is necessity to study about standard evaluation form for industrially developed musculoskeletal disorders.

In general, whiplash injury is defined as the injury that occurs in the neck in a low speed car accident. The neck sprain or the neck contusion is a representative injury. It is the minor injury in a car accident. But it has occupied a major portion of the insurance claims in Korea as well as in other nations. Therefore, a study to reduce the neck injury resulting from a car crash is required. summed up, it can be generally concluded that rehabilitation program(massage, stabilization exercise, stretching, joint mobilization)is an effective treatment to rid the patients with whiplash injury of pains safely and promptly.

The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not there were any gaps among the needs of parents with disabled children for family support programs and what they actually needed in working out challenging problems with the rearing of their disabled children in an effort to help normalize their family function. The subjects in this study were 180 fathers and mothers who had children with disabilities and resided in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. There was no overall difference among the needs of the parents for family-support programs. When 40 items were utilized to assess their needs, the fathers(82.14%) felt the high need for family-support programs, and the mothers(79.55%) found those programs to be necessary. The fathers called for family-support programs more than the mothers. 2. When t-test was conducted to evaluate their response toward 40 items, there was a significant gap among their reactions to 19 items (47.5%). They weren't much in want of support about six items, including the psychological conflict of the siblings of disabled children, supportive meeting with the siblings of other disabled children, information on the siblings of disabled children, relations between disabled children and their siblings, and relationship between parents and the siblings of disabled children. 3. As a result of investigating their opinions about what gave them difficulty in relation to the development of their children, what type of family-support programs were required to bring them up and what problems should be handled by local community, they pointed out the necessity of education, remedial education institutes, support for child rearing, daycare services, after-school programs, welfare policies, economic aid, and support for themselves and the future of their children. In addition, they called on people to look at disabled people in a different way. 4. As for possible solutions for the problems with family support for children with disabilities, the fathers and mothers believed that it's required to increase educational institutes, let regular schools secure more special education teachers and assistant teachers, install short-term care and daycare facilities, prepare after-school programs, make an early diagnosis of children with disabilities, and publicize family-support programs. In addition, they called for financial aid and leisure and health programs geared toward themselves, and considered it necessary for the government to take actions to change people's mind-set about the disabled.