Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sling exercise on the cervical lordotic angle, craniovertebral angle, and head rotation angle among adolescents in the forward head posture. Methods: The subjects include 22 adolescents that recorded a mild level or higher on the posture evaluation index by New York State. They were randomly divided to the hand exercise group (n=11) and the control group (n=11). The former group participated in the sling exercise program three times a week over four weeks in total with each session lasting 60 minutes, whereas the latter group was not included in the program. The cervical lordotic angle, craniovertebral angle, and head rotation angle were measured before and after the intervention. Results: The study compared the cervical lordotic angle between the two groups before and after sling exercise and found that the sling exercise group made an increase of 7.36° from 21.91° to 29.27° after the intervention(p<.05). As for the comparison results of the craniovertebral angle, the sling exercise group made an increase of 5.64° from 48.91° to 54.55° after the intervention (p<.05). As for the comparison results of the cranial-rotation angle, the sling exercise group made an decrease of -7.73° from 148.82° to 141.09° after the intervention (p<.05). The control group showed no differences before and after the intervention (p>.05). Conclusion: Those findings indicate that the application of sling exercise in the forward head posture can be a good program to maintain the right posture and improve or prevent an abnormal posture and raise a need for more clinical applications and ongoing researches.
목차
ABSTRACT I. 서론 II. 연구방법 1. 연구대상자 2. 실험도구 및 측정방법 3. 분석방법 III. 결과 1. 경추전만각도의 변화 2. 머리척추각의 변화 3. 머리회전각의 변화 IV. 고찰 V. 결론 참고문헌
키워드
Cervical lordotic angleCranial rotation angleCraniovertebral angleForward head posture
대한정형도수물리치료학회 [Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapy]
설립연도
1992
분야
의약학>물리치료학
소개
대한정형물리치료학회는 대한물리치료사학회 정형물리치료 분과학회로서 정형물리치료학 분야의 연구및 학문발전에 목적을 가지고 있습니다.
본 학회에서는 다음과 같은 사업을 주관하고 있습니다.
첫째. 정형물리치료 분야 및 관련분야의 연구가 이루어지고 있으며,
둘째. 정형물리치료 연수위원회 운영 및 교육프로그램을 개발하고,
셋째. 학술대회 및 세미나를 개최하며,
넷째. 학회지 및 관련 도서를 발간 하고 있으며,
다섯째. 국제 및 국내 유관단체와 학술교류를 담당하고 있습니다.
간행물
간행물명
대한정형도수물리치료학회지 [The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy]