48 results match your criteria: "Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute[Affiliation]"

A systematic review of sham acupuncture validation studies.

BMC Complement Med Ther

June 2024

Department of Clinical Research on Rehabilitation, Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute, 58 Samgaksan-Ro, Gangbuk-Gu, Seoul, 142-070, Republic of Korea.

Background: Acupuncture is widely used worldwide; however, studies on its effectiveness have been impeded by limitations regarding the design of appropriate control groups. In clinical research, noninvasive sham acupuncture techniques can only be applied through validation studies. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to evaluate the scope of existing literature on this topic to identify trends.

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Trends in the Development of Acupuncture-Related Technologies Based on Patents in South Korea.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

April 2024

Department of Clinical Research on Rehabilitation, Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Background: Several studies have assessed the safety and efficacy of acupuncture, but none have reviewed patent trends related to acupuncture as an intervention. This study analyzed trends in patents for the development of acupuncture-related technologies in Korea.

Methods: The Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS) was searched for information on acupuncture-related patents registered until August 11, 2021, without any limit on the search period.

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A Study on Rehabilitation Specialists' Perception of Experience with a Virtual Reality Program.

Healthcare (Basel)

March 2023

Department of Clinical Rehabilitation Research, Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute, 58 Samgaksan-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul 01022, Republic of Korea.

This study aimed to analyse the types and characteristics of rehabilitation specialists' experience in administering virtual reality (VR) programs using Q methodology as well as provide basic data regarding the introduction of VR programs in rehabilitation therapy. Thirty-three statements were derived based on a literature review and an in-depth interview with rehabilitation specialists. Q-sorting was performed by a Q-sample of 22 rehabilitation specialists with experience administering VR programs.

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This study aimed to develop prediction equations for maximum oxygen uptake (VOmax) based on non-exercise (anthropometric) and submaximal exercise (anthropometric and physiological) variables in paraplegic men with a spinal cord injury. All participants were tested on an arm ergometer using a maximal graded exercise test. Anthropometric variables such as age, height, weight, body fat, body mass index, body fat percentage, and arm muscle mass and physiological variables such as VO, VCO, and heart rate at 3 and 6 min of graded exercise tests were included in the multiple linear regression analysis.

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Differences in Dual Task Performance After Robotic Upper Extremity Rehabilitation in Hemiplegic Stroke Patients.

Front Neurol

December 2021

Translational Research Center for Rehabilitation Robots, National Rehabilitation Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Seoul, South Korea.

Cognitive-motor interference is a phenomenon in which the concomitant performance of cognitive and motor tasks results in poorer performance than the isolated performance of these tasks. We aimed to evaluate changes in dual-task performance after robotic upper extremity rehabilitation in patients with stroke-induced hemiplegia. This prospective study included patients with left upper limb weakness secondary to middle cerebral artery stroke who visited a rehabilitation hospital.

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Objective: To systematically translate the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) into a Korean version of the FMA (K-FMA).

Methods: We translated the original FMA into the Korean version with three translators and a translation committee, which included physiatrists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. Based on a test-retest method, each of 31 patients with stroke was assessed by two evaluators twice, once on recruitment, and again after a week.

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Objectives: This study aims to investigate the association between mental health and quality of life of osteoarthritis (OA) patients according to the site of pain.

Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Participants: Data of 22,948 participants of the sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted from 2013-2015 were used.

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Background: Understanding the mechanisms associated with locomotor networks may be of benefit for rehabilitation of burn victims with neurological locomotor deficits. A wearable functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device has been developed for studying cortical hemodynamics.

Objectives: To investigate cortical brain activity during usual walking, we examined patterns of cortical activation using fNIRS device (NIRSIT®; OBELAB Inc.

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This study investigated the effects of robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) on gait function in burn patients. Briefly, 40 burn patients were randomly divided into an RAGT group or a conventional training (CON) group. SUBAR (Cretem, Korea) is a wearable robot with a footplate that simulates normal gait cycles.

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The Economic Burden of Brain Disability in Korea, 2008-2011.

Inquiry

April 2021

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea.

This study estimated the economic burden of people with brain disability in Korea during 2008-2011 using nationally representative data and was conducted to use the results as an evidence for determining the resources allocation of people with brain disability. We used a prevalence-based approach to estimate the economic burden, classified by direct costs (medical costs and nonmedical costs) and indirect costs (productivity loss of morbidity and premature death). Data from the National Health Insurance Service, the National Disability Registry, the National survey on persons with disabilities, the Korea National Statistical Office's records of causes of death, and the Labor Statistics were used to calculate direct and indirect costs.

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Effectiveness of robot-assisted gait training on patients with burns: a preliminary study.

Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin

September 2020

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.

Gait enables individuals to move forward and is considered a natural skill. However, gait disturbances are very common in patients with burn injury. Recent studies have emphasized the role of robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) in rehabilitation.

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Biological surface electromyographic switch and necklace-type button switch control as an augmentative and alternative communication input device: a feasibility study.

Australas Phys Eng Sci Med

September 2019

Department of Physical Therapy, Kyungnam University, 7 Kyungnamdaehak-ro, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51767, Republic of Korea.

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is an approach used to supplement, improve, and support the communication of those with speech or language impairments. We developed an AAC device for diverse approaches, using an electromyographic (EMG) switch and a necklace-type button switch. The EMG switch comprised an EMG signal processor and a switch interface processor.

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Article Synopsis
  • * Seventy-two participants were divided into two groups and engaged in a 12-week exercise program, with assessments measuring shoulder range of motion, handgrip strength, and quality of life.
  • * Results showed that the therapeutic inflatable ball self-exercise significantly improved shoulder motion and quality of life scores compared to conventional self-exercise, suggesting that it may be more beneficial to initiate rehabilitation with the inflatable ball method.
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Background: Practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine have suggested that acupuncture could alleviate poststroke shoulder pain, based on the clinical evidence. This study protocol is aimed at showing the effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture therapy for stroke survivors with shoulder pain.

Methods: After assessing their eligibility, 60 stroke survivors with shoulder pain will be enrolled from two traditional Korean medicine hospitals and randomly divided into either the verum or the sham electroacupuncture (EA) group with a 1:1 ratio.

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Multiple relationships between Tardieu, Kinematic data, and Wolf Motor Function Test with children with cerebral palsy.

NeuroRehabilitation

June 2019

Department of Physical Therapy, Sports Movement Artificial Robotics Technology (SMART) Institute, The Graduate School, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model in order to provide a theoretical foundation of physical therapy diagnosis and intervention. However, the multidirectional relationships between the body structure/function domain variables (spasticity and movement kinematics) and the activity domain variables (e.g.

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Background: The prevalence of degenerative shoulder disease is increasing, and most shoulder diseases are accompanied by changed activation of the scapular muscles. However, the characteristics of scapular muscle activation in older adults have not yet been reported.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of age and load on scapular muscle activation during shoulder abduction and flexion.

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Binding sensory features of multiple modalities of what we hear and see allows formation of a coherent percept to access semantics. Previous work on object naming has focused on visual confrontation naming with limited research in nonverbal auditory or multisensory processing. To investigate neural substrates and sensory effects of lexical retrieval, we evaluated healthy adults ( = 118) and left hemisphere stroke patients (LHD, = 42) in naming manipulable objects across auditory (sound), visual (picture), and multisensory (audiovisual) conditions.

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The economic burden of kidney disorders in Korea.

J Med Econ

March 2018

a Department of Rehabilitation Standard & Policy , Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute, Seoul , Korea.

Aims: To estimate the economic burden of kidney disorders in Korea.

Materials And Methods: The economic burden of kidney disorders was estimated using a prevalence-based approach. Related kidney diseases in patients with kidney disorders (RPWKD) were defined using codes from the tenth International Classification of Disease (E70-E90, F30-F48, F60-F69, F90-F99, K65-K67, N00-N08, N17-N19, and N30-N39).

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In reply to Korean translation and validation of the WHOQOL-DIS for people with spinal cord injury and stroke: Methodological issues.

Disabil Health J

January 2018

Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute, Clinical Research for Rehabilitation, 58 Samgaksan-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, 01022, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

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Korean translation and validation of the WHOQOL-DIS for people with spinal cord injury and stroke.

Disabil Health J

October 2017

Dept. of Clinical Research for Rehabilitation, Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute, 58 Samgaksan-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, 01022, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

Background: The QOL assessment to measure disabilities has needed to survey studies for a variety of fields. Until now, no Korean translation of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-disability (WHOQOL-DIS) module existed.

Objective/hypothesis: We translated and cross-culturally adapted the WHOQOL-DIS module into Korean, testing its reliability and validity with Korean spinal cord injury and stroke patients.

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Factors affecting treatment compliance in new hypertensive patients in Korea.

Clin Exp Hypertens

January 2017

e Department of Preventive Medicine , College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul , Republic of Korea.

This study aims to analyze continuity of care according to complications and examine the relationship between the continuity of care and health outcomes (hospitalization, emergency department visits, and complications) using data of new hypertensive patients from Korea's National Health Insurance Claims database. There were a total of 715,053 new hypertensive patients followed up for three years until 2011. Indices of continuity of care were Continuity of Care Index (COC), Modified, Modified Continuity Index (MMCI), and Most Frequent Provider Continuity (MFPC).

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Background And Objective: Application of hollowing and bracing, abdominal activation strategies (AAS), has focused on improving trunk stability. This study aimed to clarify the AAS effect on body sway during support surface translation while standing.

Materials And Methods: Twenty healthy subjects (10 male, 10 female; aged 25.

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Acupuncture for Poststroke Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

August 2016

Department of Clinical Research on Rehabilitation, Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Objective. To summarize and evaluate evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving poststroke shoulder pain. Methods.

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Acupuncture for insomnia after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BMC Complement Altern Med

July 2016

Department of Clinical Research on Rehabilitation, Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute, 58 Samgaksan-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, 142-070, Republic of Korea.

Background: Insomnia is the common complaint among patients with stroke. Acupuncture has increasingly been used for insomnia relief after stroke. The aim of the present study was to summarize and evaluate evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving insomnia after stroke.

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Background And Objectives: In this retrospective cohort study, we sought to elucidate the relationship between medication adherence (MA) and the incidence of complications in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension.

Subjects And Methods: Using claims data from the National Health Insurance Service, we measured health outcomes based on levels of MA, analyzed the incidence of complications in patients with a good MA, and clarified factors that may affect or predict MA.

Results: In 2008, a total of 4294773 patients were diagnosed with hypertension and were subsequently prescribed anti-hypertensive medications.

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