동통관리에 있어서의 물리치료도구의 적용에 대한 고찰 = A study of the Application of the Physical Therapeutic Modalities for Management of Pain

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Pain is the most common, usually unpleasant and disabling condition about which so little is understood. Management of pain, particulary chronic pain, is a challenging subject in clinical medicine.

The physical therapist is accustomed to evaluating treatment results with a variety of objective clinical, physical, and functional tests. A complete medical history, including the patient’s chief complaint, etiology of pain, past and current activity levels, and previous responses to illness, is helpful in assessing the patient’s response to treatment.

The purpose of this article is to present a number of basic suggestions to guise the clinician and the physical therapist interested in application of the physical modalities for pain management program.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론
• Ⅱ. 동통의 역학
• Ⅲ. 급성동통과 만성동통
• Ⅳ. 치료도구에 의한 관리 및 적용
• A. 급성동통
• 1. 고정(immobilization)
• 2. 저온치료(cryotherapy)
• 3. 열치료(heat therapy)
• 4. 경피신경자극(transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, TENS)
• 5. 마사지(massage)
• 6. 수치료(hydro therapy)
• B. 만성동통
• 1. 열치료
• 2. 초욕(paraffin bath)
• 3. 초음파치료(ultrasound therapy)
• 4. 견인(traction)
• 5. 근 재교육 운동(muscle re-education exercise)
• 6. 바이오휘이드백 치료(biofeedback procedure)
• Ⅴ.요약