Background: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is characterized by pain and limited range of motion in the jaw. TMD patients generally prefer to chew on the unaffected or less-affected side, and this tendency often results in asymmetries in masseter muscle thickness and range of mandibular motion. Objects: The purpose of this study was to compare the asymmetries in masseter muscle thickness and range of mandibular motion in subjects with and without temporomandibular disorders. Methods: Thirty-nine subjects were divided into two groups: A TMD group (n1=19) and a control group (n2=20). The jaw opening range and laterotrusion were measured using a digital vernier caliper. The masseter muscle thickness was examined in both the resting state and the maximal clenching state using ultrasonography. The absolute asymmetry indices calculated based on the laterotrusion and masseter muscle thickness of the respective right and left sides. A two-way ANOVA and a Mann-Whitney U test were used for statistical analysis. Results: No significant different was found in the masseter muscle thickness between the TMD and control group. A significant difference was found in the absolute asymmetry indices of mandibular laterotrusion between the TMD and control groups (p<.05). Furthermore, the ranges of jaw opening were significantly different between males and females (p<.05). The absolute asymmetry index values of masseter muscle thickness at rest and during maximal clenching were also significantly different between males and females (p<.05). Conclusion: These results demonstrated that the subjects with TMD had a larger degree of asymmetry in laterotrusion than those without TMD. Therefore, a physiotherapy program needs to be designed to restore normal laterotrusion capacities for TMD subjects. These results also showed that female subjects had greater absolute asymmetry indices in masseter muscle thickness than male subjects. Therefore, more training is needed to promote bilaterally balanced chewing among women.

본 연구의 목적은 플랫 벤치 프레스에서 하지를 지면에 지지한 자세와 하지를 벤치에 지지한 자세에서의 동작 수행 시 대흉근 및 척추기립근의 근 활성 분석을 통해 벤치 프레스 응용동작에 뒷받침 할 만 한 근거자료를 찾고, 운동수행에 관한 효율적인 기초자료를 제시하는데 있다. 대상자는 아마추어 보디빌더 4명, 헬스 트레이너 2명으로 선정하였다. 측정을 위해 연구대상들의 대흉근과 척추기립근에 표면전극을 부착하였다. 벤치 프레스에 대한 동작구간을 설정하고 하지를 지면에 지지한 동작과 하지를 벤치에 지지한 동작으로 나눠 피험자별 10RM으로 각각 1세트씩 실시하는 방식으로 진행하였다. 데이터는 SPSS 20.0을 통하여 분석하였으며 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 플랫 벤치 프레스 동작 시 하지의 지지 유형이 대흉근에는 영향을 미치지 않았지만, 척추기립근에서는 차이가 나타났다.

본 연구는 필라테스 동작 시 폼롤러의 적용과 움직임에 따른 몸통과 하지의 근활성도 차이를 알아보는 것이 목적이다. 피험자로 남자 8명을 선정하여 필라테스 네발자세, 교각자세, 코어컨트롤 동작을 매트위에서 정적동작, 폼롤러 위에서 정적동작, 폼롤러 위에서 동적동작으로 무선배정하여 1주 간격으로 수행하였다. 각 동작의 수행 시 척추세움근, 배곧은근, 배바깥빗근, 중간볼기근, 넙다리두갈래근과 넙다리곧은근의 근활성도를 측정하여 일원분산분석으로 분석하였다. 유의수준은 α=.05로 설정하였다. 첫째, 네발기기 동작에서 폼롤러 동적동작에서는 배곧은근, 배바깥빗근, 중간볼기근, 넙다리두갈래근의 근활성도가 높게 나타났으며(p<.001)(p<.05), 폼롤러 정적동작에서는 넙다리곧은근의 근활성도가 높게 나타났다(p<.001). 둘째, 교각자세 동작에서 폼롤러 동적동작에서는 넙다리두갈래근의 근활성도가 높 나타났다(p<.001). 셋째, 코어컨트롤 동작에서 폼롤러 동적 동작에서는 배곧은근, 척추세움근, 중간볼기근의 근활성도가 높게 나타났으며(p<.001)(p<.01), 정적 동작에서는 배바깥빗근의 근활성도가 높게 나타났다(p<.05). 필라테스 운동시 근활성도를 고려하여 방법과 난이도를 적용하면 더욱더 효과적일 것이라 사료된다.

Background: Lumbopelvic stability is highly important for exercise therapy for patients with low back pain and shoulder dysfunction. It can be attained using a pelvic compression belt. Previous studies showed that external pelvic compression (EPC) enhances form closure by reducing sacroiliac joint laxity and selectively strengthens force closure and motor control by reducing the compensatory activity of the stabilizer. In addition, when the pelvic compression belt was placed directly on the anterior superior iliac spine, the laxity of the sacroiliac cephalic joint could be significantly reduced. Objects: This study aimed to compare the effects of EPC on lumbopelvic and shoulder muscle surface electromyography (EMG) activities during push-up plus (PUP) and deadlift (DL) exercise, trunk extensor strength during DL exercise. Methods: Thirty-eight subjects (21 men and 17 women) volunteered to participate in this study. The subjects were instructed to perform PUP and DL with and without the EPC. EMG data were collect from serratus anterior (SA), pectoralis major (PM), erector spinae (ES), and multifidus (MF). Trunk extensor strength were tested in DL exercise. The data were collected during 3 repetitions of all exercise and the mean of root mean square was used for analysis. Results: The EMG activities of the SA and PM were significantly increased in PUP with pelvic compression as compared with PUP without pelvic compression (p<.05). In DL exercise, a significant improvement in trunk extensor strength was observed during DL exercise with pelvic compression (p<.05). Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that lumbopelvic stabilization reinforced with external pelvic compression may be propitious to strengthen PUP in more-active SA and PM muscles. Applying EPC can improve the trunk extensor strength during DL exercise. Our study shows that EPC was beneficial to improve the PUP and DL exercise efficiency.

본 연구는 테이핑 적용방법에 따른 근긴장도, 근경직도 및 악력의 변화를 알아보기 위해 실시하였다. 연구의 대상자는 20대 정상 성인 30명을 대상으로 하여 테이프를 늘리지 않고 붙이는 방법(non stretched taping)과 테이프를 늘려 붙이는 방법(stretched taping)을 통해 변인들을 측정하였다. 근긴장도와 근경직도는 Myoton pro 장비를 이용하여 측정하였으며, 악력계를 이용하여 악력을 측정하였다. 않은 자세에서 측정하였으며, 테이핑을 적용하기 전과 적용한 후를 대상자별로 임의로 순서를 정하여 측정하였고, 같은 동작에서 3번 측정하여 평균값을 사용하였다. 테이핑 적용에 따른 근긴장도, 근경직도 및 악력의 비교를 위하여 대응검정을 이용하여 분석하였으며, 중재 전·후에서 그룹간 차이를 보기 위하여 독립검정을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 결과 non stretched taping 적용과 stretched taping 적용 모두에서 근긴장도, 근경직도는 두 그룹 모두에서 통계적으로 유의한 감소를 보였으며, 악력은 두 그룹 모두에서 통계적으로 유의한 증가를 나타내었다. 그룹간 차이는 중재 전 근긴장도, 근경직도 및 악력은 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 중재 후 그룹간 차이는 근긴장도, 근경직도는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았으나, 악력의 경우 통계적으로 두 그룹간 유의한 차이가 나타났으며, stretched taping 그룹에서 더 높은 값을 나타내었다. 테이핑 적용 방법에 따른 근긴장도와 근경직도, 악력의 차이가 있기 때문에 테이핑 방법을 잘 적용하여 사용한다면 근육의 효과를 기대할 수 있을 것이다.

이 연구의 목적은 신체활동이 마이오카인 발현에 미치는 영향을 보고자 문헌고찰을 하였다. 신체적인 활동은 제2형 당뇨, 심혈관질환, 대장암, 치매 및 우울증과 같은 질환을 예방하는 역할을 하고 있다. 그리고 마이오카인(myokine)은 운동 훈련에 의해 분비되는 호르몬으로 뇌성장이나 알츠하이머 같은 질환예방에 도움을 준다. 운동수행과정에서 수축하는 근육으로부터 분비되는 항염증 마이오카인의 생성과 대사조절에 필요한 분비 활성화가 건강증진에 중요한 요인으로 보고 있다. 인체 골격근에서 분비되는 마이오카인 가운데 IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-15 등은 근육비대(hypertrophy)와 세포(myogenesis) 및 혈관생성(angiogenesis) 등의 조절에 관여한다. IL-6는 AMPK 활성화로 인한 대사중 지방 산화를 촉진시키는 작용을 하고, IL-1Ra, IL-10 과 sTNF-R 는 염증성 싸이토카인 TNF-α의 분비를 억제한다. IL-15는 저항운동시 근수축을 통한 발현량이 증가하어 근육 성장의 중요 합성요인으로 작용한다. 한편 IL-7 및 IL-8도 신호 전달 수용체 C-X-C를 통해 혈관신생을 촉진시킨다.

To obtain basic data on bioaerosols in the indoor environments of houses located adjacent to Gwangyang Iron Works, the concentration and diversity of indoor air molds were comparatively investigated in 33 houses in September of 2016 and 2017, respectively. In areas both adjacent to and nonadjacent to Gwangyang Iron Works, house temperature and humidity ranged from 24~28oC and 47~57%, respectively. Airborne mold concentration was higher in the houses located nonadjacent than in the ones adjacent to the iron works. Interestingly, the level of airborne mold concentration exceeded 500 CFU/m3 in all houses nonadjacent to the iron works. A total of 12 mold species including five pathogenic species were indentified from the investigation. Among the five pathogenic species, the causal agents of otomycosis, Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus fumigatus, and A. niger were present. Overall, Cladosporium cladosporioides was the dominant species. This is the first report on the concentration and diversity of airborne mold in houses located adjacent and nonadjacent to Gwangyang bay industrial complex in Korea.

Background: The deep cervical flexor (DCF) muscles have a crucial role in the management of neck pain. For preventing neck pain by activation of the DCF, craniocervical flexion (CCF) is an effective exercise. However, sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle is considered to affect negatively the activation of the DCF. SCM muscle which is an accessory muscle for respiration is activated differently depending on types of breathing patterns. It’s not certain that breathing patterns affect the SCM and DCF muscles thickness during CCF exercise. Objects: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of breathing patterns on the SCM and DCF muscles thickness during CCF exercise. Methods: Forty-five subjects participated in this study, and they were classified according to their breathing pattern, as follows: Costodiaphragmatic breathing (CDB) and upper costal breathing (UCB) groups. Ultrasonographic imaging of the SCM and DCF muscles was performed during five incremental levels of CCF during tidal breathing and expiration. Results: There was a significant interaction between the breathing pattern and the phase of CCF for percentage of SCM muscle thickness changes (p˂.05). In phase 1 CCF, a percentage of SCM muscle thickness changes was increased in the UCB group than in the CDB group (p˂.05). There was an increase in DCF muscles thickness with each additional CCF phase (p˂.05). Conclusion: Recruitment of SCM muscle was increased in the UCB group while performing CCF with a low intensity. There were no significant differences on DCF recruitment between the breathing pattern groups. Higher CCF exercise intensities elicited a higher DCF recruitment.

국내뿐만 아니라 국외에서도 소고기 품질 종합 판정의 과정은 숙련된 인력에 의해 수행되고 있다. 숙련된 전문가라도 주관적인 견해가 포함 될 가능성이 존재하는 현행의 과정을 개선하고, 판정에 필요한 인자(근내지방도, 지방색, 육색 등)를 보다 객관적으로 획득하기 위해 다양한 센서 및 분석법을 활용하는 시도가 전세계적으로 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 하지만, 선행 연구들의 최종 목표인 현장 실용화 단계로의 적용은 미미한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 Computer vision 장치로 촬영한 영상을 소고기 품질 판정 과정의 시각 대체 자료로 활용하고, 다양한 영상처리 기법을 이용하여 소고기 품질 판정에 필요한 주요 인자의 추출 가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 이 과정에서 소고기 품질 판정에 필요한 주요 인자 중 근내지방도를 본 연구의 대상으로 선정하였으며, 근내지방을 효과적으로 추출하는 영상처리 알고리즘을 도입하고, 본 연구에 적합한 알고리즘을 판단하고자 하였다. 소고기 품질 판정에 사용되는 등심 부위의 RGB 영상을 촬영하였다. 촬영된 영상의 기하학적 왜곡과 색상 왜곡을 보정하여, 영상 획득 과정에서 발생하는 기계적 오차를 최소화 하고자 하였다. 보정된 영상에서 배경을 제거하고, 관심 영역(Region of Interest)을 추출하였다. 추출한 영역에서 근내지방을 추출하기 위해 MSER(maximally stable extremal regions) 알고리즘을 중점으로 사용하였고, 이를 제외한 다양한 영상처리 알고리즘도 적용하여 활용 가능성을 확인하였다. 이를 바탕으로, 추후 연구에서는 소고기 품질 판정의 주요 인자인 근내지방의 추출 알고리즘을 개발하고, 나아가 소고기 품질 판정 시스템 구축을 최종 목표로 하고 있다.

Background: Improvement of lumbo-pelvic stability can reduce the compensatory action of the quadratus lumborum (QL) and selectively strengthen the gluteus medius (GM) during side-lying hip abduction (SHA). There are abdominal draw-in maneuver (ADIM) and abdominal bracing (AB) as active ways, and pelvic compression belt (PCB) as a passive way to increase of lumbo-pelvic stability. It is necessary to compare how these stabilization methods affect the selective strengthening of the GM. Objects: To investigate the effects of ADIM, AB, and PCB during SHA on the electromyography (EMG) activity of the GM, QL, external oblique (EO) and internal oblique (IO), and the GM/QL EMG activity ratio. Methods: A total of 20 healthy male adults participated in the study. The subjects performed three conditions in side-lying in random order: SHA with ADIM (SHA-ADIM), SHA with AB (SHA-AB), and SHA with PCB (SHA-PCB). To compare the differences among the three conditions, the EMG activities of the GM, QL, EO and IO, and GM/QL EMG activity ratio were analyzed using one-way repeated ANOVA. Results: The EMG activity of the QL was significantly higher in SHA-AB than in SHA-ADIM and SHA-PCB. The GM/QL activity ratio was significantly higher in SHA-PCB than in SHA-ADIM and SHA-AB. In addition, the figure for SHA-ADIM was significantly higher than that for SHA-AB. In the case of the EO, the figure for SHA-AB was significantly higher than corresponding values for the other two conditions. The figure for SHA-ADIM was significantly higher than that for SHA-PCB. The EMG activity of the IO was significantly higher in SHA-AH than in SHA-PCB. Conclusion: It can be suggested that wearing the PCB can more selectively strengthen the GM than to perform ADIM and AB during SHA. In addition, the ADIM can be recommended when there is a need to strengthen abdominal muscles during SHA.

본 연구는 4주간의 동계훈련기간 중 산수유 추출물을 섭취시켜 간 기능, 근 손상 및 혈중 피로물질에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 남중 축구선수 20명을 대상으로 동계훈련+산수유 추출물 섭취군(10 명), 동계훈련군(10명)으로 구분하여 실시하였다. 동계훈련은 1일 오전, 오후, 야간운동으로 구분하여 주 6 일, 4주간 실시되었으며, 운동강도는 70-95%HRR로 수행되었다. 산수유 추출물은 매일 아침과 저녁 식사 후 각각 80 mL(1일 160mL)를 4주간 섭취시켰으며, 측정된 자료의 그룹 내 변화는 대응표본 T검정, 그룹 간 차이는 변화율을 산출 한 뒤 독립표본 T검정을 이용하여 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과 혈중 피로물질의 젖산은 동계훈련+산수유 추출물 섭취군에서 유의하게 감소하였으며(p<.05), 동계훈련군 보다 동계훈련+산수유 추출물 섭취군이 유의하게 감소하였다(p<.05). 암모니아는 동계훈련+산수유 추출물 섭취군(p<.05), 동계훈련군(p<.001) 모두 유의하게 증가하였다. 근 손상지표의 CK는 동계훈련+산수유 추출물 섭취군이 유의하게 감소하였으며(p<.05), LDH는 동계훈련+산수유 추출물 섭취군(p<.001), 동계훈련군(p<.05) 모두 유의하게 감소하였다. 간 기능 효소 중 AST(p<.01), ALT(p<.05)는 동계훈련+산수유 추출물 섭취군이 유의하게 감소하였으며, AST는 동계훈련군 보다 동계훈련+산수유 추출물 섭취군이 유의하게 감소하였다. 동계 훈련 시 피로에 쉽게 노출 될 수 있는 선수들에게 있어 산수유 추출물 섭취는 항피로의 역할을 하는데 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 사료된다.

목적 : 작업치료중재를 통한 유방암 환자의 신체기능과 근 활성도 및 삶의 질에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 본 연구는 유방암 환자 15명을 대상으로 스트레칭, 치료적 활동 및 일상생활활동으로 구성된 작업 치료중재 프로그램을 40분씩 주 2회 총 12주 동안 실시하였다. 신체기능은 한국판 간이 피로 평가지 (Korean version of Brief Fatigue Inventory; BFI-K), 기본 호흡곤란 지표(Baseline Dyspnea Index; BDI)를, 근 활성도는 surface Electromyoghraphic (sEMG)를, 그리고 암 치료 관련 기능적 평가 - 유방 암(Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-Breast; FACT-B)를 통하여 삶의 질을 측정하였다. 결과 : 신체기능에서 피로도와 호흡곤란 정도는 감소하였으며(p<.01), 근 활성도는 앞쪽․중간 어깨세모근, 큰가슴 근의 복장갈비머리 부분, 가시아래근에서 유의하게 증가하였다(p<.05). 삶의 질은 총점과 하위 영역 중 Physical Well-Being(PWB), Functional Well-Being(FWB), Breast Cancer Subscale(BCS)가 통계적 으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈다 (p<.001). 결론 : 중재 후 신체기능과 근 활성도, 삶의 질 모두에서 향상을 보였으며 이는 작업치료 중재가 유방절제 술 환자의 회복에 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

Background:Active trigger points (TrPs) of the suboccipital muscles greatly contribute to the occurrence of chronic tension-type headache, with increased sensitivity of TrPs and facilitated referred pain.Objects:This study aimed to investigate whether the integration of high-frequency diathermy into suboccipital release is more beneficial than the use of suboccipital release alone.Methods:Thirty subjects were assigned to either experimental group-1 (EG-1) to undergo suboccipital release combined with high-frequency diathermy (frequency: 0.3 MHz, and electrode type: resistive electronic transfer), or EG-2 to undergo suboccipital release alone, or the control group (CG) with no intervention, with 10 subjects in each group. The assessment tools included the headache impact test 6 (HIT-6), perceived level of tenderness, neck disability index, and neck mobility. Intervention was performed for 10 minutes, twice per week, for 4 weeks, and measurements were performed before and after the interventions.Results:The between-group comparison of the post-test values and changes between pretest and post-test showed significant differences for all parameters at p<.05, except for the left-to-right lateral bending range. In the post hoc test, EG-1 showed significant differences for the parameters in comparison with the CG, while no significant differences in the perceived tenderness level, on both temporal regions, were found between EG-2 and CG. Furthermore, the HIT-6 score and perceived tenderness level, in the right temporal region, showed significant differences between EG-1 and EG-2. In the within-group comparison, EG-1 and EG-2 appeared to be significantly different between pretest and post-test (p<.05), except for the perceived tenderness level in the right temporal region, with significance for the EG-1 group only (p<.05).Conclusion:These findings suggest that the suboccipital release technique may be advantageous to improve headache, tenderness, and neck function and mobility, with more favorable effects with the incorporation of high-frequency diathermy.

Background:To improve lumbo-pelvic stability, passive support devices (i.e., a pelvic belt) are recommended clinically. Nevertheless, to understand the influence of passive support on lumbo-pelvic stability, it is necessary to examine the influence of a pelvic belt on the abdominal and hip abductor muscles.Objects:To examine the effects of a pelvic belt on the forces of the hip adductor and abductor muscles and activity of the abdominal muscles during isometric hip adduction and abduction.Methods:This study recruited 14 healthy men. All subjects performed isometric hip adduction and abduction with and without a pelvic belt in a neutral hip position. Load cells, wrapped with a non-elastic belt, were placed above the medial and lateral malleoli of the dominant leg to measure the muscle forces of the hip adductors and abductors, respectively. The forces of the hip adductors and abductors were measured using a load cell during isometric hip adduction and abduction, while the electromyographic activities of the bilateral rectus abdominis, internal oblique, and external oblique muscles were measured.Results:The forces generated by the hip adductors and abductors were significantly greater with the pelvic belt than without (p<.05). No significant differences in abdominal muscle activities between the two conditions were found (p>.05).Conclusion:These findings suggest that use of a pelvic belt could lead to effective strengthening exercise of hip muscles in individuals with sacroiliac joint pain.

Background:Limitation of hamstring extensibility is often associated with various musculoskeletal problems such as alterations in posture and walking patterns. Thus, certain appropriate strategies need to be established for its management.Objects:The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the neural mobilization technique and static stretching exercises on popliteal angle and hamstring compliance in young women with short hamstring syndrome (SHS).Methods:Thirty-three women with SHS were randomly assigned to either group-1 (n1=17) that underwent the neural mobilization technique or group-2 (n2=16) that underwent the static stretching exercises. Outcome measures included the active popliteal angle (APA) and a hamstring’s electromyographic (EMG) activity at a maximum popliteal angle of the baseline. Intervention for each group was performed for a total time of 3-min (6 sets of a 30-sec application).Results:There were significant interactions between time and group in the APA [group-1 (pre-test to post-test): 69.70±8.14° to 74.14±8.07° and group-2: 68.66±7.42° to 70.52±7.92°] (F1,31=6.678, p=.015) and the EMG activity of the hamstring (group-1: 1.12±.30μV to .69±.31μV and group-2: 1.19±.49μV to 1.13±.47 μV)(F1,31=6.678, p=.015). Between-group comparison revealed that the EMG activity of the hamstring was significantly different at post-test between the groups (p<.05). Furthermore, in within-group comparison, group-1 appeared to be significantly different for both variables between pre- and post-test (p<.05); however, group-2 showed significant difference in only the APA between pre- and post-test (p<.05).Conclusion:These findings suggest that the neural mobilization technique and static stretching exercises may be advantageous to improve hamstring compliance in young women with SHS, resulting in a more favorable outcome in the neural mobilization technique.

Background: Patients after rotator cuff (RC) surgery experienced pain, weakness and limited of motion of the shoulder. Physical therapists have used heat therapy, electrotherapy, range of motion (ROM) exercise and other methods to treat patients after RC surgery. In addition, functional taping is also used to support joint movement and to increase shoulder joint stability. Objects: The purpose of this study was to determine the initial effects of functional taping using non-elastic tape on pain, strength and ROM of the shoulder following RC surgery. Methods: Forty-eight patients with who underwent RC surgery volunteered for this study. The subjects were randomly divided into an experimental group (EG, n1=25) and a control group (CG, n2=23). First, non-allergic tape was applied to the shoulder to prevent skin irritation. The EG applied functional taping using non-elastic tape and the CG applied sham taping using elastic tape. Assessment tools included the shoulder pain and disability index for functional activity score, visual analog scale for level of pain, shoulder muscle strength, hand grip strength and ROM testing. Results: Pain score in the both group significantly decreased (p<.05), and change in pain score of in the EG increased significantly than in the CG (p<.05). Shoulder strength and ROM in the both group significantly increased (p<.05). Especially external rotation and extension of the shoulder ROM in the EG increased significantly more than in the CG (p<.05), but the rate of change in the two groups showed no significant difference. Conclusion: These results suggest that functional taping using non-elastic tape was initially effective in decreasing pain score level in patients with RC surgery.

FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer) reinforced lightweight concrete structures can offer corrosion resistance and weight reduction effect simultaneously, so practical use of the structures may be expected afterwards. But, to construct the concrete structures using lightweight concrete and FRP bar, one of many important things to be previously investigated is to study bond characteristic between the lightweight concrete and the FRP bar. So, bond characteristics between lightweight concrete and two types of GFRP bar (helically deformed GFRP bar and sand coated GFRP bar) were investigated in this study. To do this study, literature review and bond strength test using a number of bond strength specimens were conducted. As a result, it could be seen that the bond strength of helically deformed GFRP bar and sand coated GFRP bar in the lightweight concrete were 49% and 81%, respectively, for the bond strength of steel reinforcement in the normal concrete.