1.Effects of electrical stimulation on abdomen- posterior back muscles in children with cerebral palsy
Narantsetseg Ts ; Baljinnyam A ; Uyanga T ; Batgerel T ; Unurtsetseg D ; Soyol-Erdene E
Mongolian Medical Sciences 2013;166(4):32-36
Background. Cerebral palsy (CP), which is the most commonly encountered neuromuscular disorder of childhood, causes permanent physical deficits and sometimes intellectual deficits. Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of CP, the incidence of that disorder has not declined; it parallels the increased survival rates of premature infants. The children with CP may not have trunk control because they have spasticity and weakness in their trunk control. Goal. This study aimed to investigate the efficiency of functional electrical stimulation (FES) application on the abdomen-posterior back muscles in children with Cerebral palsy (CP).
Materials and Methods. However 40 children with spastic CP, being treated in physical therapy, were selected by the way of random-sampling in the study, some of children were excluded by exclusion criteria and then 30 children have completed the study. The participants were randomly divided into two groups FES (n=15) and control groups (n=15). The control group received physical therapy 3 days a week in 45 minute for 6 weeks. The children in the FES group received physical therapy in addition to function electrical stimulation. FES was applied 5 days a week for 6 weeks to abdomen-posterior back muscles in 30 minute-long sessions. To evaluate the score of gross motor function measurement (GMFM) and to evaluate the trunk asymmetry in sitting, radiographic measurements were used.
Result. The comparisons of the measurements of the two groups before and after the treatment showed that the GMFM standing score were statistical significantly (p<0.001) increased, and Cobb angles were decreased both groups, but the decrease in the control group was not statistically significant (p=0.128), and FES group was statistically significant (p=0.033). The comparison between groups GMFM standing score increased higher in the FES group than in the control group. Cobb angles after the treatment were statistically significant higher in the FES group than in the control group.
Conclusion: To improve gross motor developing for children with CP, FES applied on abdomenposterior back muscles along with physical therapy is more effective than physical therapy alone.
2.Comparative study of pharmacists in Mongolia and Korea
Solongo B ; Bayarbakhdal Ch ; Margad M ; Soyol-Erdene Ts ; Baigalmaa D
Mongolian Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2018;13(2):27-31
Introduction:
Now days in case of two countries’ cooperation has been developing day by
day, diversified activities such as collaboration and exchanging experience has been performing in
health sector, medical science, besides pharmacology.
Methods:
This study aimed to compare two countries’ pharmacist’s acquirements and roles
and provide information to Mongolian Pharmaceutical Universities and pharmacist students.
Pharmaceutical: Statistics :
Population:
- 3 million in Mongolia
- 5 million in Korea
Number of pharmacists:
- 1726 (by 2016) in Mongolia
- 33182 (by 2016) in Korea
Number of Pharmaceutical Universities
- 7 universities, including 1 public and 6 private in Mongolia
- 34 universities, including 10 public and 25 private in Korea
Results
As a result of this study, pharmacist’s acquirements, role and working sectors of pharmacists
in two countries are ordinarily same. There are some different sides below:
• Period of pharmacist’s preparatory training is 5 years at university in Mongolia and 2+4 years in Korea.
• Pharmaceutical Universities of Mongolia trains 2 specialists: pharmacist (bachelor`s degree) and pharmacist (diplom`s degree); College of Pharmacy of Korea trains pharmacist, pharmacist of traditional medicine and pharmaceutical engineering.
• For a role of business, in Mongolia pharmacist (diplom`s degree) is a separate specialist trained with diploma, whereas in Korea, if pharmacist gets a license, they have a right to compound a medicine legally, but commonly in pharmaceutical industry.
• As for sector, pharmacists are trained in many specializes, such as general pharmacist, clinical
pharmacist, military pharmacist, nuclear pharmacist, cancer pharmacist and vet pharmacist.
• Special legal professional pharmacists work in Korea, such as governmental organization’s pharmacist, civil service pharmacist and public organization’s pharmacist.
• No person, other than pharmacists or oriental pharmacists may dispense drugs, and pharmacists or oriental pharmacists shall dispense drugs within the limit of the license, respectively: However, students who major in pharmacy at college may dispense drugs within the limits prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.