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KMID : 1123920060200041021
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2006 Volume.20 No. 4 p.1021 ~ p.1026
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Effect of the Upper Meridian Massage on the Reduction of Kyunbitong(Shoulder pain) in Stroke Patients
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Kim Yi-Soon
Son Yun-Jeong
Kim Gyeong-Cheol
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Abstract
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This study intends to identify the effects of Upper Meridian massage on the Reduction of Kyunbitong(Shoulder pain) in stroke patients. The subjects were stroke patients with hemiplegia in Busan D medical center. A total of 37 subjects selected by convenience sampling. : 17 for the experimental group and 20 for the control group. The data were collected by using questionnaires and measured values from 1 May, 2005, to 31 August, 2005. The study was performed with a non-equivalent control group repeated-measured design. The Upper Meridian massage consists of 15 minutes every two days for 3 weeks for experimental group. Pre-Post the treatment, shoulder pain of these two groups were measured. SPSS/Win 12.0 was used for data analysis, General features demonstrated by frequency number and percentage. , Fisher’s Exact test, 1-test were used for the two groups’s homogeneity, and the effects of shoulder pain was repetition analysis of covariance. The result of the study are as follows : In the experimental group who had meridian massage shoulder pain on unaffected & affected were significantly decreased than control group. We observed that meridian massage are effective for decreasing shoulder pain of stroke patients. Therefore, we could confirm that its application is available.
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KEYWORD
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Meridian massage, Shoulder pain, Stroke
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