| Objectives This study aims to provide information about history, theories about postures, and utilization of Qigong in Korean Medicine. Methods Qigong and Daoyin need distinction in aspects of both in historical and medical pratice in Korean Medicine. Therefore, we should distinguish the history of Qigong and Daoyin, and learn clinical use of Qigong. Results The modern Qigong has started in early 1900s. Qigong could be utilized in various disease theoretically, whereas clinical study of Qigong focuses on musculoskeletal disease. Patients who are new to Qigong need education with adequate intensity and level of difficulty. Conclusions Qigong will be one of the mainstream medicine if Qi is measured in using scientific method. |
| Objectives While understanding constitutions of various occupations can be beneficial in recommending alternative health education, disease treatments and prevention, such studies are scarce for announcers. The aim of the present study is to identify the distribution of constitutions among ground radio wave broadcasting announcers, and to describe the relationship between their constitutions and the frequency and prevalence rates of various complaints-diseases in the context of the announcers’ routine business. Methods Medical records in one Korean Medicine Clinic were analyzed. The unique pulse diagnosis of Eight Constitution Medicine (ECM), introduced by Dr. Dowon Kuon in 1965, was used to identify the distribution of constitutions among a convenience sample of ground radio wave broadcasting announcers based on the theory of inherent and organic strengths and weaknesses. Disease types were also recorded based on constitution-acupuncture therapy used to treat them. Descriptive statistics of frequencies and corresponding percentages were computed to summarize both the distribution of constitutions and disease types. Results While more than half of male announcers were Hepatonia (41.4%) and Pancreotonia (17.2%), most common constitutions of female announcers were Colonotonia (28.3%) and Renotonia (21.7%). Commonly identified complaintdisease types for this group of announcers included indigestion, cervicalgia (shoulder pain), xerophthalmia, allergic dermatitis and headache. Conclusions This study summarized the prevalence of disease types among ECM diagnosis in an announcer group. Future studies on a larger sample of announcers are expected to further analyze such relationships in order to provide a more systematic guidance for disease prevention and management. |
| Objectives Wrinkles on the face are a typical phenomenon of aging. Surgery and various conservative treatments have been performed to improve facial wrinkles. Surgery has many side effects, and other conservative treatments have little or no effect. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a case in which gold thread implantation acupuncture safely improved facial wrinkles for a long time and effectively. Methods The thickness, length, and number of gold thread implantation acupuncture were performed differently according to the patient s condition in 4 women in their late 40s to mid 60s, whose facial wrinkles progressed or worsened. The evaluation before and after the procedure ranged from 3 months to 6 months. The effect was evaluated by the Wrinkle Severity Rating Scale (WSRS). Results Facial wrinkles were significantly improved after gold thread implantation acupuncture. After 3 months or 6 months, there was no discomfort or pain after treatment. Conclusions Gold thread implantation acupuncture with facial muscles or subcutaneous tissue is a conservative treatment that can improve facial wrinkles without any side effects. |
| Objectives The purpose of this study is to verify the validity and reliability of the Korean version of Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire (K-WEL), which has been cross-culturally translated and face validated. Methods In this study, 375 obesity patients who visited a Korean medicine clinic in Seoul participated and we examined the validity and reliability of the questionnaire via exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and internal reliability. Results The 20 questions on the K-WEL questionnaire were classified into 4 factors of 15 questions based on the results of EFA, and its root mean error of approximation, goodness of fit index, and comparative fit index was 0.06, 0.92, and 0.93, respectively, so the model fit met the criteria. As a result of CFA, K-WEL15 has low correlations between questions on the sub-factors and low independence between sub-factors, thus the construct validity was found to be low. In the reliability test, the Cronbach s α ranged from 0.71 to 0.83 for each factor, showed a reliable level. Conclusions K-WEL was found to be inappropriate for measuring eating self-efficacy. In future studies, it is necessary to further develop a questionnaire with high validity to be used for the treatment and management of obesity in Korea, by considering the socio-cultural background of Korean and the construction of self-efficacy. |
