목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 수중 및 지상에서 시행된 강제유도운동치료의 효과를 비교함으로써, 수중에서 시행된 강제 유도운동치료가 편마비를 가진 뇌성마비 아동의 상지운동기능 및 일상생활동작에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보 는 것이다. 연구방법 : 본 연구는 개별사례 연구 설계 중 대상자간 다중기초선을 이용한 교차설계를 이용하였으며, 편마비를 가 진 뇌성마비로 진단받은 아동 3명을 대상으로 하였다. 기초선 측정은 대상자 1이 4회, 대상자 2가 7회, 그리고 대 상자 3이 10회였으며, 치료회기는 대상자 1이 14회, 대상자 2가 11회, 그리고 대상자 3이 8회였다. 상지 기능과 일상생활동작의 평가는 Box and Block Test(BBT)와 Pediatric Motor Activity Log(PMAL)를 사용하여 시행되 었다. 결과 : 강제유도운동치료가 수중에서 적용되었을 때 대상자 1, 2, 3의 BBT 점수는 각각 27%(21.5점에서 27.3점으 로), 14%(33점에서 37.5점으로), 7.6%(46점에서 49.5점으로)로 증가되었으며, 지상에서 적용되었을 때 각각 16%(21.5점에서 25점으로), 6%(33점에서 35점으로), 0%(46점에서 46점으로)로 증가되거나 유지되었다. 대상 자 1, 2, 3의 PMAL 점수는 수중에서 적용되었을 시 각각 38%(0.8점에서 1.1점으로), 31%(1.3점에서 1.7점으 로), 17%(1.8점에서 2.1점으로)로 증가되었으며, 지상에서 적용되었을 시 각각 25%(0.8점에서 1.0점으로), 15%(1.3점에서 1.5점으로), 11%(1.8점에서 2.0점으로)가 증가되었다. 수중 강제유도운동치료와 지상 강제유도 운동치료 후 측정된 BBT와 PMAL의 측정값 사이에 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<.01). 결론 : 치료과정 동안 강제유도운동치료를 수중과 지상에서 교차 적용한 결과, 강제유도운동치료가 수중에서 시행 될 때 상지운동 기능에 보다 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

The aim of this study was to investigate effects of reaching distance on movement time and trunk kinematics in hemiplegic patients. Eight hemiplegic patients participated in this study. The independent variables were side (sound side vs. affected side) and target distance (70%, 90%, 110%, and 130% of upper limb). The dependent variables were movement time measured by pressure switch and trunk kinematics measured by motion analysis device. Two-way analysis of variance with repeated measures was used with Bonferroni post-hoc test. (1) There were significant main effects in side and reaching distance for movement time (p=.01, p=.02). Post-hoc test revealed that there was a significant difference between 110% and 130% of reaching distance (p=.01). (2) There was a significant main effect in side and reaching distance for trunk flexion (p=.01, p=.00). Post-hoc test revealed that there were significant differences in all pair-wise reaching distance comparison. (3) There was a significant side by target distance interaction for trunk rotation (p=.04). There was a significant main effect in target distance (p=.00). Post-hoc test revealed that there were significant differences between 70% and 110%, 70% and 130%, 90% and 110%, 90% and 130% of target distance. It was known that trunk flexion is used more than trunk rotation during reaching task in hemiplegic patients from the findings of this study. It is also recommended that reaching training is performed with limiting trunk movement within 90% of target distance whereas reaching training is performed incorporating with trunk movement beyond 90% of target distance in patients with hemiplegia.

This study aimed to examine whether McConnell taping for deltoid inhibition affects the Electromyographic (EMG) activity of shoulder girdle muscles during arm elevation. Ten young healthy men were randomly assigned to an experimental and control groups of five men each. For the experimental group, we performed taping for deltoid inhibition on the skin over anterior and posterior deltoids with non-elastic specific tape, and sham-taping with non-elastic under-tape for the control group. Surface EMG measurements were performed three times (before, during and after the tapings) at upper and lower trapezius, mid-deltoid, and serratus anterior muscles while elevating dominant aim with loading and unloading conditions. In deltoid inhibition taping group, there were significant differences in EMG activity of mid-deltoid (p<.05) and serratus anterior (p<.05) muscles during arm elevation with loading. During arm elevation without loading, the EMG activity was significantly decreased for MD in the McConnell taping group (p<.05). The findings indicate that deltoid inhibition taping can modify the activation patterns in shoulder girdle muscles as well as in deltoid muscle. in clinical setting. it may be effectively used for the management of patients with shoulder dysfunction.

목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 4가지의 간단한 침상 검사(Simple bedside tests)가 뇌졸중 환자의 상지 기능 회복예측에 있어서 진단적 가치를 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 34명의 급성기 뇌졸중 환자를 대상으로 입원 후 7, 14, 40, 80일 정기적으로 평가하였으며, 상지회복을 위한 4개의 잠재적인 예측을 평가하는 측정 도구(Active Finger Extension: AFE, Shoulder Abduction: SA, Shoulder Shrug: SS, Hand Movement Scale: HMS)와 3개의 상지 기능 결과를 평가하는 도구 (Box and Block Test: BBT, Nine Hole Peg Test: NHPT, Fugl-Meyer upper extremity: FugM)들을 사용하였다. 독립변수인 Simple bedside test(AFE, SS, SA, HMS; 입원 7일 후에 평가)가 상지의 기능적 예측 인자로서 종속변수(BBT, NHPT, FugM; 14일, 40일, 80일)에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보기 위하여 전진적 다중 선형 회귀 분석(Forward stepwise multiple linear regression)을 이용하였다. 결과 : Hand Movement Scale은 뇌졸중 후 상지 기능 회복에서 단, 중, 장기간에 강력한 초기 예측 변수로 나타났다. 결론 : Hand Movement Scale은 급성기 뇌졸중 환자의 상지기능 회복을 예측 할 수 있는 변수로서 신뢰 할만하다.

목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 편마비 아동에게 수중에서 시행하는 대칭운동이 상지기능에 미치는 영향을 알아보는데 있다. 연구방법 : 연구의 대상자는 뇌병변으로 인한 좌측편마비 진단을 받은 8세 아동이었다. 본 연구는 개별사례 실험 연구방법 중 반전연구(ABA)를 사용하였으며, 각각 8회기의 기초선 과정, 치료기간, 그리고 치료 후 관찰기간 동안 상지기능을 평가하였다. 상지기능의 평가는 Bruininks-Oseretsky 운동기능 발달검사 소항목인 동전 옮기기와 Grooved 페그보드 검사를 통하여 이루어졌다. 또한 팔뻗기 과제에 대한 동작분석은 치료기간 전과 후에 각각 측정되었다. 대상자는 치료선 과정과 치료 후 관찰기간에는 일반적인 물리치료 및 작업치료를 받았으며, 치료기간에는 이에 더하여 40분간의 수중 대칭운동을 추가로 시행하였다. 결과 : 동전 옮기기와 페그보드 검사로 평가된 상지기능은 기초선과정보다 치료기간 동안에 향상되었으며, 이는 치료 후 관찰기간에도 지속적으로 유지되었다. 팔뻗기 과제에 대한 동작분석 결과 치료기간 후에 과제 완료시 체간의 굴곡 보상이 감소되었으며 견관절의 굴곡과 주관절의 신전이 움직임이 증가되었다. 또한 견관절과 주관절의 움직임 형태가 안정적으로 변하였다. 결론 : 수중 대칭운동은 편마비 아동의 상지 기능 및 움직임의 향상에 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 향후에는 많은 대상자들을 포함하고 장기간 시행된 연구가 계속적으로 이어져야 할 것이다.

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the applicability of audio-visual modeling for improving the efficiency of rehabilitative programs by analyzing the effects of observing these various models on the capacity of stroke patients to perform upper limb activities. Twenty-one stroke patients participated in the experiment and were randomly assigned to either task modeling, sport modeling, or control group. During 2 weeks of intervention, subjects in all groups participated in the physical practice of experimental tasks. These tasks comprised of a Nine Hole Peg Test, the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function tests, and locomotion. These tasks were performed 5 days a week, 30 min per day. In addition to the physical practice, the task modeling group observed a model performing experimental tasks and locomotive activities for 20 min, while the sport modeling group observed a model performing various sport activities for 20 min. Subjects' ability to perform the experimental tasks was measured 3 times, before, immediately after, and 1 week after the intervention. Analyses of the capacity to perform upper extremity activities displayed significant improvement from the pre-test to immediate and delayed post-tests in all groups. However, the amount of improvement was the highest in the task modeling group. The task modeling group was superior to the control group in the post-test of all experimental tasks, whereas the sport modeling group did not display significant differences from the control group. These results suggest that audio-visual modeling can be used as an effective cognitive intervention for facilitating the rehabilitation of stroke patients, and its rehabilitative effect can be maximized when the program is comprised of performance scenes directly related to the target task.

This study aimed to compare movement patterns of shoulder joints between the right and left symmetry in stroke patients and control subjects. This study proposes use of the voluntary response index (VRI) calculated from quantitative analysis of surface electromyographic (sEMG) and motion data recorded during voluntary movement as a feeding task. The VRI is comprised of two numeric values, one derived from the total muscle activity recorded for the voluntary motor task (magnitude), and the other from the sEMG distribution across the recorded muscles with the similarity index (SI). Five stroke patients and five age-matched healthy controls were recruited. Feeding motion was performed using the provided spoon five times with rests taken on a chair in between tasks. EMG data were digitized and analyzed on the basis of the root mean square (RMS) envelope of activity. The average amplitude of responses was calculated. Responsiveness and clinically meaningful levels of discrimination between stroke patients and control for EMG magnitude and SI were determined. The similarity index of the results from two successive examinations of both sides apart for stroke patients and control subjects were .86 and .95 in motion analysis and .84 and .99 in electromyographic analysis. The SI of sEMG data and motion data was significantly correlated in stroke patients. The data suggest that SI is a sensitive program for comparing and analyzing the symmetry of muscle activity and motion in both sides. This analysis method has a clinical value in grading muscular activity and movement impairment after brain injury.

We assessed whether the use of a symmetrical upper limb motion trainer in daily repetitive training for a 6-week period reduced spasticity and improved motor function in three chronic hemiparetic patients. Upper limb motor impairment and disability were measured by the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Manual Muscle Test (MMT), respectively. The electromyography (EMG) of the affected hand was recorded during isometric wrist flexion and extension. In all patients, FMA and MMT scores were significantly improved after the 6-week training. However, MAS scores of the affected wrist spasticity did not change considerably. Onset and Offset delays in muscle contraction significantly decreased in the affected wrist. The co-contraction ratio of flexor and extensor muscles significantly increased after the 6-week training. Onset and offset delays of the muscle contraction and co-contraction ratio correlated significantly with the patients' FMA. This study showed that repetitive, symmetric movement training can improve upper limb motor functions and abilities in chronic hemiparetic patients. Also, the EMG assessment of motor response is likely to provide insights into mechanisms and treatment strategies for motor recovery in chronic hemiparetic patients.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the upper limb nerve mobilization (ULNM) on functional recovery of upper extremity in hemiplegic patients following stroke. Twenty patients who had functional impairment on upper extremity were participated. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups: Control group (n=10) received traditional physical therapy only for 4 weeks; Experimental group (n=10) received ULNM treatment along with traditional physical therapy for the same period. Upper extremity functions were assessed by manual muscle test (MMT), modified Ashworth scale (MAS), and Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) before and after the treatment. In both experimental and control group, upper extremity functions were significantly improved in MMT (p<.01) and FMA (p<.01), however only experimental group showed significant improvement in FMA after the treatment (p<.05). Moreover, experimental group showed significantly greater improvement than control group in MMT (p<.05), MAS (p<.05), and FMA (p<.05). We conclude that the upper extremity functions is a useful additional therapeutic technique for the effective treatment of upper extremity deficits in hemiplegic patients.

NREX, an upper limb exoskeleton robot, was developed at the National Rehabilitation Center to assist in the upper limb movements of subjects with weak muscular strength and control ability of the upper limbs, such as those with hemiplegia. For the free movement of the shoulder of the existing NREX, three passive joints were added, which improved its wearability. For the flexion/extension movement and internal/external rotation movement of the shoulder of the robot, the ball lock pin is used to fix or rotate the passive joint. The force and torque between a human and a robot were measured and analyzed in a reaching movement for four targets using a six-axis force/torque sensor for 20 able-bodied subjects. The addition of two passive joints to allow the user to rotate the shoulder can confirm that the average force of the upper limb must be 31.6% less and the torque must be 48.9% less to perform the movement related to the axis of rotation.

This paper presents a force control based on the observer without taking any force or torque measurement from the robot which allows realizing more stable and robust human robot interaction for the developed multi-functional upper limb rehabilitation robot. The robot has four functional training modes which can be classified by the human robot interaction types: passive, active, assistive, and resistive mode. The proposed observer consists of internal disturbance observer and external force observer for distinctive performance evaluation. Since four training modes can be quantitatively identified as impedance variation, position-based impedance control with feedback and feedforward controller was applied to the assistive training mode. The results showed that the proposed sensorless observer estimated cleaner and more accurate force compared to the force sensor and the impedance controller embedded with the proposed observer completed the assistive training mode safely and properly.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of body perception image training on functional recovery of upper limb in stroke patients, not image training with visual stimulation for specific task. Methods: Thirty inpatients(15males, 15females) who were diagnosed as stroke participated with agreement in this study, also they were divided randomly by experimental and control groups. Before traditional therapeutic exercise, body perception image training was performed in experimental group, as well as control group took a rest, respectively. Body perception image training program was modified using body scan part of Mindfulness Based on Stress Reduction(MBSR) for present study, then it was spplied individually for 4weeks, 5days a week for 10 min. To determine the effects of this training program, data of muscle activities were collected and analyzed from biceps brachii, upper trapezius and deltoid muscles through electromyogram(EMG). Results: By comparison of changes in muscle activities, both experimental and control groups showed significant increase of muscle activities from all theree of muscles after therapeutic intervention(p<.001). In particular, increment of upper trapezius muscle activity in experimental group was markedly higher than control group(p<.05). Conclusion: These results may indicate that traditional therapeutic exercise combined with body perception image training result in increase of muscle activity of upper limb, suggesting it is beneficial for functional recovery in stroke patients.

본 연구의 목적은 양측성 재활운동프로그램을 통한 상지기능의 향상 정도를 운동기능 평가와 운동학적 측정을 통해 규명하는 것이다. 19명의 만성 뇌졸중 환자가 연구에 참여하였으며, 양측성 재활운동 그룹과 단측성 재활운동 그룹으로 무선할당하여 12주간의 재활운동을 실시하였다. 재활운동 프로토콜은 T-바 밀고 당기기, 손목 들어올리기, 암-컬(arm-curl), 전완 비틀기, 손가락 사다리의 5가지 세부 운동방법으로 구성되며, 양측성 재활운동 그룹은 각각의 운동과제를 수행할 때 환측 상지와 정상측 상지를 동시에 같은 방향으로 움직이도록 하였다. 단측성 재활운동 그룹은 운동과제를 환측 상지만을 사용하여 수행하였다. 훈련그룹에 따른 재활운동참여 효과를 비교하기 위하여, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Box and Block Test, 그리고 3차원 영상 분석을 사용하였다. FMA와 BBT는 환측 상지의 기능적 움직임을 평가하기 위해 사용되었으며, QUALISYS 3차원 영상분석 시스템은 뻗기 동작 수행시 환측 상지의 운동학적 변인을 측정하기 위해 사용되었다. 연구결과 모든 그룹에서 재활운동참여를 통해 FMA 점수와 BBT 점수가 유의하게 향상되었으며, 운동시간과 저크코스트는 유의하게 감소되었다. 또한 양측성 재활운동 그룹의 경우 단측성 재활운동 그룹에 비해 저크코스트에서 더 큰 감소를 보였다. 이러한 결과를 통해 재활운동참여의 긍정적 효과와 양측성 재활운동프로토콜의 유용성을 확인 할 수 있었다.

본 연구의 목적은 양측성 단일 운동 훈련이 만성 뇌졸중 노인의 상지 운동기능회복에 어떠한 영향을 주는지 살펴보고 손상측 대뇌 운동피질 활성화에 미치는 영향에 대해 검증하고자 하였다. 이러한 연구 목적을 달성하기 위해 총 10명의 만성 뇌졸중 노인들이 양측성 훈련과 단측성 훈련에 각각 5명씩 참여하였으며, 실험을 위해 동작분석 시스템, 경두개자기자극기, 근전도 기기, 재활훈련도구가 사용되었다. 훈련과제는 나무 말뚝 옮기기, 나무 팩 맞추기, 그리고 물 마시기 모방 과제로 구성하여 주 2회 총 16회의 훈련을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 양측성 훈련 집단은 기능적 뻗기 검사에서 최대속도가 증가하였으며, 운동시간이 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 기능적 검사에서도 씨앗 옮기기, 무거운 물건 옯기기 과제에서 수행시간이 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 경두개자기자극기를 활용한 신경생리적 검사에서도 130%, 140%, 그리고 150% 자극 강도에서 운동유발전위의 크기가 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 통해 양측성 단일 운동 훈련이 손상측 상지의 운동기능회복과 대뇌 운동피질 활성화에 긍정적인 효과가 있는 것으로 알 수 있다.