• Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.1-16
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• 2016

Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate various tools including C-spine X-ray for estimating cervical curvature and identify the effect of wooden pillow on patients diagnosed with straightening of cervical curvature. Methods : This study was carried out on 51 subjects who were encountered traffic accident suffering cervical pain and diagnosed with straightening of cervical curvature by X-ray. 51 subjects were divided into wooden pillow(experimental) group and conservative therapy(control) group. Visual analogue scale, neck disability index and lateral pictures were used and compared after treatment. C-spine AP., Lat. X-ray were used on admission day to calculate cervical curvature and scoliosis by various ways. Results : 4 different measurements of cervical curvature didn't show common results. Both wooden pillow(experimental) group and conservative therapy(control) group showed significant improvement in the visual analogue scale(VAS) and neck disability index(NDI) after hospital treatment. Comparison between center line pictured by lateral view and C-spine Lat. pictured by X-ray showed significant difference in cervical curvature. Lateral deviation of cervical vertebra showed lengthened distance between mastoid process and spinous process of C7. Conclusion : As a result of this research, I found out that various tools for calculating cervical lordosis could derive different results and C-spine AP., Lat X-ray could cause artificial cervical lordosis. According to visual analogue scale(VAS) and neck disability index(NDI) wooden pillow was not effective to reduce pain & disability caused by straightening of cervical curvature. Futhermore, correction effect of straightening of cervical curvature and scoliosis by wooden pillow was weak.

• The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.65-73
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• 2009

Objectives : The propose of this study is to analyze characteristics with sex, age, motivation, symptom, Impression, treatment effect about temporomandibular disorder patients. Method : We performed a retrospective study of 52 patients who visited the Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine, from August 2008 to October 2008. Result : Women occupied the most part. And 27 persons in the 20th are the most distribution of age. The majority of patients occured the symptom for no reason. In the distribution of symptoms, TMD pain(88.46%), Click sound(82.69%), neck pain(52.92%), headache(38.46%), lumbago(21.15%) happened. In the impression through radiological diagnoses, The majority of patients diagnosed Straightening of cervical lordotic curvature. Oriental medical treatment showed a very valuable effect on improvement of TMD symptom. Conclusion : The results showed a valuable treatment effect of temporotandibular disorders on Oriental medical treatment. Therefore this work have the necessity of continuous study and observation and will help us to understand the features of patients who visiting the TMD clinic of Jaseng Hospital of Oriental medicine.