대한정형도수물리치료학회지 (The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy)
- 제20권2호
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- Pages.15-20
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- 2014
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- 1226-3680(pISSN)
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- 2508-7282(eISSN)
현수운동 프로그램이 청소년들의 두부전방자세에 미치는 효과
The Effects of a Sling Exercise Program on the Correction of the Forward Head Posture Among Adolescent
- 유달영 (OPT운동센터)
- Yu, Dal-Yeong (Orthopedic Personal Training Exercise Center)
- 투고 : 2014.10.08
- 심사 : 2014.11.11
- 발행 : 2014.12.30
초록
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